Sacral spinal nerve 5

The sacral spinal nerve 5 (S5) is a spinal nerve of the sacral segment.[1]

Sacral spinal nerve
The plan of the lumbosacral plexus
Details
Identifiers
LatinNervi spinalis
FMA6427
Anatomical terminology

It originates from the spinal column from below the 5th body of the sacrum.

Sacrum, showing bodies in center.

S5 supplies the Coccygeus muscle.

References

  1. American Medical Association Nervous System -- Groups of Nerves


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