sacral nerves

The term sacral nerves refers to the 5 pairs of spinal nerves that originate from sacral segments (SPCsc) in the lower part of the spinal cord (SPC) ventral to the lumbar nerves and dorsal to the coccygeal nerves. Found in all vertebrates ( Swanson-2015 ), they are a principal component of the peripheral nervous system (PNS) ( Kahle-2003 ). Final 24 Dec 2024.

Also known as

Name Language Source Source Citation Source Title Organism
Sakralnervenpaare German Kahle-2001 Seventh Edition, Georg Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart, 2001 Taschenatlas der Anatomie<br> Volume 3: Nervensystem und Sinnesorgane human
sacral nerves English Kahle-2003 Fifth Edition, Georg Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart, 2003 Color Atlas of Human Anatomy<br> Volume 3: Nervous System and Sensory Organs human
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