The posterior labial nerves are branches of the
pudendal nerve
The pudendal nerve is the main nerve of the perineum. It carries sensation from the external genitalia of both sexes and the skin around the anus and perineum, as well as the motor supply to various pelvic muscles, including the male or fem ...
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The counterparts in males are the
posterior scrotal nerves
The posterior scrotal branches (in men) or posterior labial branches (in women) are two in number, medial and lateral. They are branches of the perineal nerve, which is itself a branch of the pudendal nerve. The pudendal nerve arises from spinal r ...
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See also
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Anterior labial nerves
The anterior labial nerves are branches of the ilioinguinal nerve. The nerves innervate the mons pubis and labium majus in females. The equivalent nerves in the male are the anterior scrotal nerves.
See also
* Posterior labial nerves
The posteri ...
External links
* - "The Female Perineum: Muscles of the Superficial Perineal Pouch"
* - "Inferior view of female perineum, branches of the internal pudendal artery."
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Nerves of the lower limb and lower torso