Sciatic nerve

Introduction: Sciatic nerve

Description of Sciatic nerve

Sciatic nerve: arises from the sacral plexus and passes about halfway down the thigh where it divides into the common peroneal and tibial nerves.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Sciatic nerve: largest peripheral nerve in human body, consisting of 13 branches; controls leg movements.
Source: CRISP

Sciatic nerve: A nerve which originates in the lumbar and sacral spinal cord (L4 to S3) and supplies motor and sensory innervation to the lower extremity. The sciatic nerve, which is the main continuation of the sacral plexus, is the largest nerve in the body. It has two major branches, the TIBIAL NERVE and the PERONEAL NERVE.
Source: MeSH 2007

Sciatic nerve: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Sciatic nerve:

• Sciatic
• Nerve
• Nerve symptoms (9132 causes)
• Nerve disease
• Nerve disorder
• Nerve problem (9132 causes)
• Nerve pain
• Major
• Product
• Sacral

Sciatic nerve as an Organ

Sciatic nerve (organ): The sciatic nerve is a paired nerve that arises from some of the spinal...more »

Sciatic nerve (organ): See Sciatic Nerve (organ information).

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Terms associated with Sciatic nerve:

Terms Similar to Sciatic nerve:

• nervus ischiadicus

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Related Topics

• Sciatica

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Sciatic nerve:

• Peroneal Nerve
• Tibial Nerve

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Sciatic nerve

• Lumbosacral Plexus

Source - MeSH 2007

• spinal nerve

Source - CRISP

• nerve
• nervus

Source - WordNet 2.1

Hierarchical classifications of Sciatic nerve

The following list attempts to classify Sciatic nerve into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• nerve,nervus
• fascicle,fasciculus,fiber bundle,fibre bundle
• nerve tissue,nervous tissue
• animal tissue
• tissue
• body part
• part,piece
• thing
• entity

Source: WordNet 2.1

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Nervous System
  • Peripheral Nervous System
    • Peripheral Nerves
      • Spinal Nerves
        • Lumbosacral Plexus
          • Sciatic Nerve

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