Genitofemoral nerve
The genitofemoral nerve is a mixed branch of the lumbar plexus derived from anterior rami of L1-L2. It splits a genital branch and a femoral branch. It provides sensory innervation to the upper anterior thigh, as well as the skin of the anterior scrotum in males and mons pubis in females. It also provides motor innervation to the cremaster muscle (via its genital branch).
| Genitofemoral nerve | |
|---|---|
Plan of lumbar plexus. (Genitofemoral nerve visible at upper left.) | |
The lumbar plexus and its branches. (Genitofemoral nerve visible at upper left.) | |
| Details | |
| From | lumbar plexus |
| To | lumboinguinal, genital branch |
| Innervates | cremaster muscle
Anterior scrotum in males Mons pubis in females |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | nervus genitofemoralis nervus genitalifemoralis |
| TA98 | A14.2.07.008 |
| TA2 | 6529 |
| FMA | 16484 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
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