Sacral nerve

System Nervous
SNOMED CT 361601003

Sacral nerve

Definition

The five sacral nerves emerge from the sacrum. Although the vertebral components of the sacrum are fused into a single bone, the sacral vertebrae are still used to number the sacral nerves. Posteriorly, they emerge from the posterior sacral foramina, and form the posterior branches of sacral nerves. Anteriorly, they emerge from the anterior sacral foramina, and contribute to the sacral plexus (S1-S4) and coccygeal plexus.

Also known as nervus sacralis, sacral spinal nerve — per UBERON

The Sacral nerve is a part of the Nervous.

Also identified as