Branches of the ________ nerve are anesthetized before a doctor performs an episiotomy for childbirth.
A) genitofemoral
B) gluteal
C) cutaneous femoral
D) pudendal
E) common fibular (peroneal)

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The pudendal nerve is anesthetized before an episiotomy for childbirth because it provides the main sensory innervation to the perineum, the area that is incised during the procedure.

Branches of the ________ Nerve Are Anesthetized Before a Doctor