sacral plexus

American  

noun

1. a nerve network originating from the nerves of the sacral spine and innervating large areas of the lower trunk and legs, especially via the sciatic nerves.

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Example Sentences

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

It focuses on six main components: The central nervous system, the cranial nerves the Brachial plexus, the thoracoabdominal nerves, the Lumbar plexus, and the sacral plexus.

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

At this time lowered sensation returned in the area supplied by the sacral plexus, but no improvement in motor power took place, and no control was regained over the bladder and rectum.

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