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The lumbar plexus is a web of nerves (a nerve plexus) in the lumbar region of the body which forms part of the larger lumbosacral plexus.It is formed by the divisions of the first four lumbar nerves (L1-L4) and from contributions of the subcostal nerve (T12), which is the last thoracic nerve.
The first three lumbar nerves, and the greater part of the fourth together form the lumbar plexus. The smaller part of the fourth joins with the fifth to form the lumbosacral trunk, which assists in the formation of the sacral plexus. The fourth nerve is named the furcal nerve, from the fact that it is subdivided between the two plexuses.
The anterior divisions of the lumbar nerves, sacral nerves, and coccygeal nerve form the lumbosacral plexus, the first lumbar nerve being frequently joined by a branch from the twelfth thoracic. For descriptive purposes this plexus is usually divided into three parts: lumbar plexus; sacral plexus; pudendal plexus
The ilioinguinal nerve is a branch of the first lumbar nerve (L1). It separates from the first lumbar nerve along with the larger iliohypogastric nerve.It emerges from the lateral border of the psoas major just inferior to the iliohypogastric, and passes obliquely across the quadratus lumborum and iliacus.
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It is the largest branch of the lumbar plexus, and arises from the dorsal divisions of the ventral rami of the second, third, and fourth lumbar nerves (L2, L3, and L4). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The nerve enters Scarpa's triangle by passing beneath the inguinal ligament , just lateral to the femoral artery .
The lateral cutaneous nerve of the thigh is a nerve of the lumbar plexus. [ 2 ] [ 1 ] It arises from the anterior rami of the second and third lumbar nerves (L2-L3). [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
The saphenous nerve (long or internal saphenous nerve) is the largest cutaneous branch of the femoral nerve.It is derived from the lumbar plexus (L3-L4). It is a strictly sensory nerve, and has no motor function.