Segmental innervation

{{short description|Distribution of a spinal segment's nerves within the body}}

Segmental innervation refers to the distribution (innervation) of nerves within an organ or muscle. These nerves are attached to a segment of the spine.Puri and Tyrer. (1992). Sciences Basic to Psychiatry, Edinburgh: Robert Stevenson House. {{ISBN|0-443-05514-9}}

Segmental innervation can be mapped through stimulation of the nerve at the spinal segment.[https://web.archive.org/web/20070607222932/http://brain.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/115/3/915 DETERMINATION OF THE SEGMENTAL SENSORY AND MOTOR INNERVATION OF THE LUMBOSACRAL SPINAL NERVES: AN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL STUDY]