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{{Infobox Nerve
| Name        = Medial cluneal nerves
| Latin       = nervi clunium medii
| Image       = Gray802.png
| Caption     = Areas of distribution of the cutaneous branches of the posterior divisions of the spinal nerves. The areas of the medial branches are in black, those of the lateral in red.
| Image2      = Gray826and831.svg
| Caption2    = Cutaneous nerves of the right lower extremity. Front and posterior views. (Posterior div of sacral visible in pink at upper left.)
| Innervates  = [[buttocks]]
| BranchFrom  = [[posterior branches of sacral nerves]]
| BranchTo    =
}}
The '''medial clunial nerves''' innervate the skin of the [[buttocks]] closest to the midline of the body.  Those nerves arise from the [[posterior rami]] of spinal [[sacral nerves]] (S1, S2, and S3).

==Additional images==
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 Image:Gray801.png|Diagram of the distribution of the cutaneous branches of the posterior divisions of the spinal nerves.
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<gallery>
 Image:Gray803.png|The posterior divisions of the sacral nerves.
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==External links==
* {{NormanAnatomy|glutealregion}}
* {{SUNYAnatomyLabs|11|07|01|03}} - "Superficial Anatomy of the Lower Extremity: Cutaneous Nerves of the Posterior Aspect of the Lower Extremity"

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[[Category:Spinal nerves]]
[[Category:Buttocks]]


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