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Piriformis nerve information


Piriformis nerve
Diagram of sacral plexus and pudendal plexus. (Label "to piriformis" is at center left.)
The piriformis and nearby muscles
Details
FromSacral plexus (S1–S2)
InnervatesPiriformis muscle
Identifiers
Latinnervus musculi piriformis
TA98A14.2.07.029
TA26545
FMA16509
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy
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The piriformis nerve, also known as the nerve to piriformis, is the peripheral nerve that provides motor innervation to the piriformis muscle.

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