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Sacral spinal nerve 3

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Sacral spinal nerve
The plan of the lumbosacral plexus
Details
Identifiers
Latinnervi spinalis
FMA6425
Anatomical terminology

The sacral spinal nerve 3 (S3) is a spinal nerve of the sacral segment.[1]

It originates from the spinal column from below the 3rd body of the sacrum.

Sacrum, showing bodies in center.

Muscles

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S3 supplies many muscles, either directly or through nerves originating from S3. They are not innervated with S3 as single origin, but partly by S3 and partly by other spinal nerves. The muscles are:

Additional images

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References

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  1. ^ American Medical Association Nervous System -- Groups of Nerves