• 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