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pudendal nerve
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The pudendal nerve is a somatic nerve in the pelvic region that innervates the external genitalia of both sexes, as well as sphincters for the bladder and the rectum. It originates in Onuf's nucleus in the sacral region of the spinal cord. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pudendal_nerve ]
Term info
Label
pudendal nerve
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
pudendal, pudenal nerve, internal pudendal nerve
id
UBERON:0011390
Term relations
Equivalent to:
- nerve and innervates some external genitalia and innervates some anal sphincter and innervates some external urethral sphincter
Subclass of:
- pelvis nerve
- innervates some anal sphincter
- part of some somatic nervous system
- innervates some external urethral sphincter
- innervates some external genitalia