Piriformis nerve
The piriformis nerve, also known as the nerve to piriformis, is the peripheral nerve that provides motor innervation to the piriformis muscle.
| Piriformis nerve | |
|---|---|
Diagram of sacral plexus and pudendal plexus. (Label "to piriformis" is at center left.) | |
The piriformis and nearby muscles | |
| Details | |
| From | sacral plexus (S1–S2) |
| Innervates | piriformis muscle |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | nervus musculi piriformis |
| TA98 | A14.2.07.029 |
| TA2 | 6545 |
| FMA | 16509 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
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