subcostal nerve

Origin

• ventral ramus of the 12th thoracic nerve

Innervation

• parts of the abdominal muscles
• cutaneous branches to the skin
  • lowermost ventrolateral abdominal wall
  • superolateral gluteal region

Course

• it courses below the 12th rib in parallel with the course of the intercostal nerves superior to it.

More general terms

• peripheral nerve