Obturator nerve
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Not to be confused with Nerve to the obturator internus.
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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Obturator nerve | |
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Details | |
From | Lumbar plexus L2-L4 |
To | posterior branch of obturator nerve, anterior branch of obturator nerve |
Innervates | medial compartment of thigh |
Identifiers | |
Latin | nervus obturatorius |
MeSH | D009776 |
TA98 | A14.2.07.012 |
TA2 | 6532 |
FMA | 16487 |
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy |
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