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Nerve: Posterior scrotal nerves
	The superficial branches of the internal pudendal artery. (Posterior scrotal nerves labeled at center right.)
	Sacral plexus of the right side. (Posterior scrotal nerves not labeled, but visible at bottom right.)
Latin	nervi scrotales posteriores
Gray's	subject #213 968
From	perineal nerve

The posterior scrotal branches; superficial peroneal nerves) are two in number, medial and lateral.

They pierce the fascia of the urogenital diaphragm, and run forward along the lateral part of the urethral triangle in company with the posterior scrotal branches of the perineal artery; they are distributed to the skin of the scrotum and communicate with the perineal branch of the posterior femoral cutaneous nerve.

[edit] See also

anterior scrotal nerves

[edit] External links

perineum at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University) (analtriangle3)
Human anatomy at Dartmouth figures/chapter_32/32-2.HTM
Human anatomy at Dartmouth figures/chapter_32/32-3.HTM

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