Medial cluneal nerves

Nerve: Medial cluneal nerves
Areas of distribution of the cutaneous branches of the posterior divisions of the spinal nerves. The areas of the medial branches are in black, those of the lateral in red.
Cutaneous nerves of the right lower extremity. Front and posterior views. (Posterior div of sacral visible in pink at upper left.)
Latin	nervi clunium medii
Innervates	buttocks
From	posterior branches of sacral nerves

The medial clunial nerves innervate the skin of the buttocks closest to the midline of the body. Those nerves arise from the posterior rami of sacral spinal nerves (S1, S2, and S3).

Additional images

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  Diagram of the distribution of the cutaneous branches of the posterior divisions of the spinal nerves.

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  The posterior divisions of the sacral nerves.

External links

• medial+cluneal+nerves at eMedicine Dictionary
• glutealregion at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University)
• SUNY Labs 11:07-0103 - "Superficial Anatomy of the Lower Extremity: Cutaneous Nerves of the Posterior Aspect of the Lower Extremity"