"Pudendal Nerve" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A nerve which originates in the sacral spinal cord (S2 to S4) and innervates the PERINEUM, the external GENITALIA, the external ANAL SPHINCTER and the external urethral sphincter. It has three major branches: the perineal nerve, inferior anal nerves, and the dorsal nerve of penis or clitoris.
| Descriptor ID |
D060525
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.800.800.720.450.680
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| Concept/Terms |
Pudendal Nerve- Pudendal Nerve
- Nerve, Pudendal
- Nerves, Pudendal
- Pudendal Nerves
Perineal Nerve- Perineal Nerve
- Nerve, Perineal
- Nerves, Perineal
- Perineal Nerves
Inferior Hemorrhoidal Nerve- Inferior Hemorrhoidal Nerve
- Hemorrhoidal Nerve, Inferior
- Hemorrhoidal Nerves, Inferior
- Inferior Hemorrhoidal Nerves
- Nerve, Inferior Hemorrhoidal
- Nerves, Inferior Hemorrhoidal
- Inferior Anal Nerve
- Anal Nerve, Inferior
- Anal Nerves, Inferior
- Inferior Anal Nerves
- Nerve, Inferior Anal
- Nerves, Inferior Anal
Dorsal Clitoris Nerve- Dorsal Clitoris Nerve
- Clitoris Nerve, Dorsal
- Clitoris Nerves, Dorsal
- Dorsal Clitoris Nerves
- Nerve, Dorsal Clitoris
- Nerves, Dorsal Clitoris
- Dorsal Nerve of Clitoris
- Clitoris Dorsal Nerve
- Clitoris Dorsal Nerves
Dorsal Penile Nerve- Dorsal Penile Nerve
- Dorsal Penile Nerves
- Nerve, Dorsal Penile
- Nerves, Dorsal Penile
- Penile Nerve, Dorsal
- Penile Nerves, Dorsal
- Dorsal Nerve of Penis
- Penis Dorsal Nerve
- Penis Dorsal Nerves
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