Sacral plexus

Sacral plexus
Plan of sacral and pudendal plexuses.
Relations of the sacral plexus. Dissection of side wall of pelvis showing sacral and pudendal plexuses.
Details
FromL4-L5, S1-S4
Identifiers
Latinplexus sacralis
TA98A14.2.07.027
TA26539
FMA5909
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

In human anatomy, the sacral plexus is a nerve plexus which provides motor and sensory nerves for the posterior thigh, most of the lower leg and foot, and part of the pelvis. It is part of the lumbosacral plexus and emerges from the lumbar vertebrae and sacral vertebrae (L4-S4).[1] A sacral plexopathy is a disorder affecting the nerves of the sacral plexus, usually caused by trauma, nerve compression, vascular disease, or infection. Symptoms may include pain, loss of motor control, and sensory deficits.

  1. ^ Thieme Atlas of Anatomy (2006), pp 470-471