Perineal branches of posterior femoral cutaneous nerve

Not to be confused with perineal nerve.

The perineal branches of the posterior femoral cutaneous nerve are distributed to the skin at the upper and medial side of the thigh.

Perineal branches of posterior femoral cutaneous nerve
Nerves of the right lower extremity. Posterior view. (Perineal branch labeled at upper left.)
The superficial branches of the internal pudendal artery. (Nerve visible at bottom right, but not labeled.)
Details
From	Posterior femoral cutaneous nerve
Identifiers
Latin	rami perineales nervi cutanei femoris posterioris
TA98	A14.2.07.035
TA2	6568
FMA	21847
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

One long perineal branch, inferior pudendal (long scrotal nerve), curves forward below and in front of the ischial tuberosity, pierces the fascia lata, and runs forward beneath the superficial fascia of the perineum to the skin of the scrotum in the male, and of the labium majus in the female.

It communicates with the inferior anal nerves and the posterior scrotal nerves.

See also

• Posterior cutaneous nerve of thigh

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 960 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

External links

• perineum at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (analtriangle3)