Group · Nervous system & sense organs
Sacral plexus
Plexus sacralis
- System
- Nervous system & sense organs
- Regions
- Lower limb, Trunk, Pelvis
- Part of
- Lumbosacral plexus
DescriptionUnreviewed
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).
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.
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Parts
Names
- Latin
- Plexus sacralis
- English
- Sacral plexus
- French
- Plexus sacral
- Spanish
- Plexo sacro
- Portuguese
- Plexo sacral