Lateral cutaneous branch of iliohypogastric nerve
Ramus cutaneus lateralis nervi iliohypogastrici
- Related terms: Lateral cutaneous branch; Iliohypogastric nerve; Iliopubic nerve: Lateral cutaneous branch
Definition
The lateral cutaneous branch (ramus cutaneus lateralis; iliac branch) pierces the Obliqui internus and externus immediately above the iliac crest, and is distributed to the skin of the gluteal region, behind the lateral cutaneous branch of the last thoracic nerve ; the size of this branch bears an inverse proportion to that of the lateral cutaneous branch of the last thoracic nerve.
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