NOUN
- any of five pairs of spinal nerves emerging from the sacral region of the spinal cord
How To Use sacral nerve In A Sentence
- Besides uncertainty over whether lesions should be excised or ablated by a variety of techniques, the contribution of adjunctive presacral neurectomy or uterosacral nerve ablation-transection is unclear.
- The generator powers a lead that typically is placed through the sacral foramen to stimulate the S3 sacral nerve to decrease detrusor muscle contractions.
- The pilot data was supportive of Dr. Xiao's procedure, and now an NIH sponsored clinical trial is being conducted to further study lumbar to sacral nerve rerouting in spina bifida patients.
- The lumbosacral trunk comprises the whole of the anterior division of the fifth and a part of that of the fourth lumbar nerve; it appears at the medial margin of the Psoas major and runs downward over the pelvic brim to join the first sacral nerve. IX. Neurology. 6e. The Sacral and Coccygeal Nerves
- -- The lumbosacral plexus results substantially from the union of the ventral branches of the last three lumbar and the first two sacral nerves, but it derives a small root from the third lumbar nerve also. Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1
- A small surgical opening is made over the sacrum and a lead is placed near the sacral nerve that influences bladder control.
- A small surgical opening is made over the sacrum and a lead is placed near the sacral nerve that influences bladder control.
- The detrusor, levator ani, and external sphincter muscles share the sacral nerves as a common innervation source.
- To summarize: 8 cervical nerves, 12 thoracic nerves, 5 lumbar nerves, 5 sacral nerves, and i coccygeal nerve make up a total of 31 pairs of spinal nerves. The Human Brain
- Of these, the superior pair are large, and are called the coccygeal cornua; they project upward, and articulate with the cornua of the sacrum, and on either side complete the foramen for the transmission of the posterior division of the fifth sacral nerve. II. Osteology. 3a. 4. The Sacral and Coccygeal Vertebræ