Sacral spinal nerve 4

Sacral spinal nerve

The plan of the lumbosacral plexus
Details
Latin Nervi spinalis

Anatomical terminology

The sacral spinal nerve 4 (S4) is a spinal nerve of the sacral segment.[1]

It originates from the spinal column from below the 4th body of the sacrum

Sacrum, showing bodies in center.

Muscles

S4 supplies many muscles, either directly or through nerves originating from S4. They are not innervated with S4 as single origin, but partly by S4 and partly by other spinal nerves. The muscles are:

Additional Images

References

  1. American Medical Association Nervous System -- Groups of Nerves


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