sacral plexus
Americannoun
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After twisting themselves through the tangle of the sacral plexus, pudendal nerve fibers slip through the sacrum’s perforations, and plug into the spinal cord.
From Salon • Oct. 18, 2015
The sacral plexus includes six nerves located in the lower leg: The sciatic, tibial, common peroneal, deep peroneal, superficial peroneal, and sural.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
The sacral plexus comes from the lower lumbar nerves L4 and L5 and the sacral nerves S1 to S4.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
It arises in the sacral region of the spinal cord, traveling via the S2–S4 nerves of the sacral plexus.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
I may dismiss the other branches of the sacral plexus in a few words.
From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by Makins, George Henry
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