Obturator nerve

Obturator nerve
Structures surrounding right hip-joint. (Obturator nerve labeled at upper right.)
Nerves of the right lower extremity. Front view.
Details
FromLumbar plexus L2-L4
ToPosterior branch of obturator nerve, anterior branch of obturator nerve
InnervatesMedial compartment of thigh
Identifiers
Latinnervus obturatorius
MeSHD009776
TA98A14.2.07.012
TA26532
FMA16487
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

The obturator nerve in human anatomy arises from the ventral divisions of the second, third, and fourth lumbar nerves in the lumbar plexus; the branch from the third is the largest, while that from the second is often very small.


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