Inferior cluneal nerves

Inferior cluneal nerves
Cutaneous nerves of the right lower extremity. Front and posterior views.
Details
From	posterior cutaneous nerve of the thigh
Innervates	buttocks
Identifiers
Latin	nervi clunium inferiores
TA	A14.2.07.034
FMA	75470
*Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy* [edit on Wikidata]

The inferior clunial nerves (also called gluteal branches of posterior femoral cutaneous nerve) innervate the skin of the lower part of the buttocks. They arise as branches of the posterior cutaneous nerve of the thigh.

External links

glutealregion at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University)
Anatomy photo:11:07-0104 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "Superficial Anatomy of the Lower Extremity: Cutaneous Nerves of the Posterior Aspect of the Lower Extremity"

Nerves of the lumbosacral plexus

Lumbar plexus

iliohypogastric	lateral cutaneous branch anterior cutaneous branch

ilioinguinal	anterior scrotal ♂/labial ♀

genitofemoral	femoral branch genital branch

Lateral cutaneous	patellar

obturator	anterior cutaneous posterior accessory

femoral	anterior cutaneous branches saphenous (infrapatellar medial crural cutaneous

sacral plexus

sciatic

common peroneal	lateral sural cutaneous communicating branch deep peroneal lateral terminal branch medial terminal branch dorsal digital superficial peroneal medial dorsal cutaneous intermediate dorsal cutaneous dorsal digital

tibial	medial sural cutaneous medial calcaneal medial plantar (common plantar digital nerves proper plantar digital) lateral plantar (deep branch superficial branch common plantar digital proper plantar digital)

sural	lateral dorsal cutaneous lateral calcaneal

other

coccygeal plexus

cutaneous innervation of the lower limbs

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