Pudendal plexus (nerves)
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The pudendal plexus is a term used for a compound structure consisting of sacral spinal nerves. Some sources describe it as S2-S4 of the
lumbosacral plexus The anterior divisions of the lumbar nerves, sacral nerves, and coccygeal nerve form the lumbosacral plexus, the first lumbar nerve being frequently joined by a branch from the twelfth thoracic. For descriptive purposes this plexus is usually divi ...
. In some older texts, it is a rough approximation of the
coccygeal plexus The coccygeal plexus is a nerve plexus near the coccyx bone. Structure This plexus is formed by the ventral rami The ventral ramus (pl. ''rami'') (Latin for ''branch'') is the anterior division of a spinal nerve. The ventral rami supply the ant ...
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