THE SACRAL PLEXUS 



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Superior 

 gluteal. 



Pudic. 



Nerve to 

 obturator internus. ** 



Small sciatic. 



FIG. 775. Cutaneous nerves of lower 

 extremity. Posterior view. 



Inferior 

 pudendal. 



External 



saphenous. 



Posterior 



tibial. 



FIG. 776. Nerves of the lower extremity. 1 

 Posterior view. 



1 N. B. In this diagram the external saphenous (or sural nerve) and communicans peronei are not in their 

 normal position. They have been displaced by the removal of the superficial muscles. 



