Medial cluneal nerves

The medial clunial nerves innervate the skin of the buttocks closest to the midline of the body. Those nerves arise from the posterior rami of spinal sacral nerves (S1, S2, and S3).

Additional images

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  Diagram of the distribution of the cutaneous branches of the posterior divisions of the spinal nerves.

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  The posterior divisions of the sacral nerves.

External links

• glutealregion at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University)
• Anatomy photo:11:07-0103 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center - "Superficial Anatomy of the Lower Extremity: Cutaneous Nerves of the Posterior Aspect of the Lower Extremity"