List of articles in "Anatomical Structure" category - Page 290

The ischium forms the lower and back part of the hip bone (os coxae). The word ischium dates back to c. 164o B.C.E. from Greek ἰσχίον iskhion meaning hip joint […]

The sacral nerves are the spinal nerves which arise from the sacrum at the lower end of the vertebral column. The roots of these nerves begin inside the vertebral column […]

The cervical nerves are the spinal nerves from the cervical vertebrae.Although there are seven cervical vertebrae (C1-C7) there are eight cervical nerves (C1-C8). All cervical nerves except C8 emerge above […]

The perforating cutaneous nerve is a cutaneous nerve that supplies skin over the gluteus maximus muscle.

The anococcygeal nerve is a nerve in the pelvis which provides sensory innervation to the skin over the coccyx.

The lateral cutaneous nerve of the thigh (also called the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve) is a cutaneous nerve that innervates the skin on the lateral part of the thigh.

The obturator nerve in human anatomy arises from the ventral divisions of the second third and fourth lumbar nerves; the branch from the third is the largest while that from […]

The lumbar nerves are the five spinal nerves emerging from the lumbar vertebrae. They are divided into posterior and anterior divisions.

The ilioinguinal nerve is a branch of the first lumbar nerve (L1). It separates from the first lumbar nerve along with the larger iliohypogastric nerve.It emerges from the lateral border […]

The iliohypogastric nerve is the superior branch of the anterior ramus of spinal nerve L1 (one of the lumbar nerves) after this nerve receives fibers from T12 (subcostal nerve).