Table 3.
Ventral rami origins of pelvic, pudendal and genitofemoral nerves in mongrel (mixed breed) hound female dogs (n = 6–11 dogs, as indicated)
| Nerve | Range of spinal nerve ventral rami origin(s) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genitofemoral | L3–L4 33.3% (4) | L4 66.7% (8) | No sacral contribution observed | Total sides 12 sides of 6 dogs | ||
| Pelvic | L7–S2 (L7–S3a) 27.3% (6) | S1–S2 13.6% (3) | S1–S3 22.7% (5) | S2–S3 27.3% (6) | S3-CG1 9.1% (2) | Total sides 22 sides 11 dogs |
| Pudendal | S1–S2 (L7-S2a) 10% (2) | S1–S3 15% (3) | S2 10% (2) | S2–S3 45% (9) | S3 20% (4) | Total sides 20 sides of 10 dogs |
L, lumbar; S, sacral; CG, coccygeal.
For each nerve, the variations in origin are listed in bold, as are % frequency of observations and number of observations per side of dog (in parentheses) in total number of spinal column sides examined.
a
Observed in one side of dog only.