Anatomy

Obturator Nerve

A nerve originating in the lumbar spinal cord (L2 to L4) and traveling through the lumbar plexus to the lower extremity. The obturator nerve provides motor innervation to the adductor muscles of the thigh and cutaneous sensory innervation of the inner thigh.

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Abstract

A nerve originating in the lumbar spinal cord (L2 to L4) and traveling through the lumbar plexus to the lower extremity. The obturator nerve provides motor innervation to the adductor muscles of the thigh and cutaneous sensory innervation of the inner thigh.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Nerve, Obturator
  • Nerves, Obturator
  • Obturator Nerves

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23 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

dis: coord IM with PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES (IM); neopl: coord IM with PERIPHERAL NERVE NEOPLASMS (IM) + histol type of neopl (IM)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Obturator Nerve. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009776. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009776
  2. Obturator Nerve. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obturator_nerve
  3. Obturator Nerve. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1978161