The perineal branches of the posterior femoral cutaneous nerve are distributed to the skin at the upper and medial side of the
thigh.
One long perineal branch, inferior pudendal (long scrotal nerve), curves forward below and in front of the
ischial tuberosity, pierces the
fascia lata
The fascia lata is the deep fascia of the thigh. It encloses the thigh muscles and forms the outer limit of the fascial compartments of thigh, which are internally separated by the medial intermuscular septum and the lateral intermuscular septu ...
, and runs forward beneath the
superficial fascia of the perineum
The subcutaneous tissue of perineum (or superficial perineal fascia) is a layer of subcutaneous tissue surrounding the region of the perineal body.
The superficial fascia of this region consists of two layers, superficial and deep.
* The superfic ...
to the skin of the
scrotum in the male, and of the
labium majus in the female.
It communicates with the
inferior anal nerves and the
posterior scrotal nerves.
See also
*
Posterior cutaneous nerve of thigh
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Nerves of the lower limb and lower torso
Scrotum