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Genital Femoral Nerve





- Discussion:
    - arises from L1   and L2;
    - in abdomen, it descends on   anterior surface of Psoas and then divides
          into genital and femoral branches;
    - genital branch innervates cremaster muscle and gives twigs to scrotum
          and adjacent thigh;
    - femoral branch passes under inguinal ligament & supplies skin of
          femoral triangle;




Original Text by Clifford R. Wheeless, III, MD.