- Emerges from Medial Side of Psoas
- Lies on the Ala of the Sacrum lateral to the Lumbosacral trunk
- Slants down to side wall of pelvis between origin of Internal Iliac Artery and Ilium
- From the angle between External and Internal Iliac Vessels, it runs straight to the Obturator Foramen
- Supplies Parietal Peritoneum of side wall of pelvis
- As it emerges from Obturator Foramen, it splits into anterior and posterior divisions
- Posterior Division supplies:
- Obturator Externus
- Pubic portion of Adductor Magnus
- Knee joint via branch accompanying Femoral Artery into Popliteal Fossa
- Anterior Division supplies:
- Hip Joint
- Adductor Brevis
- Adductor Longus
- Maybe Pectineus
- Gracilis
- Medial side of the thigh by a cutaneous branch
- Accessory Obturator Nerve, when occasionally present, passes over Superior Pubic Ramus to supply Pectineus




