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the two branches of the sciatic nerve
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What does sciatic mean?
Sciatic is not a word--but sciatic nerve is. The sciatic nerve is a large nerve that starts in the lower back and runs through the buttock and down the lower limb. It is the longest and widest single nerve in the body. Hope this helped!
What is the thickest cranial nerve?
The scaitic nerve is the longest and largest nerve.
Is the sciatic nerve located in the brachial plexus?
No. The sciatic nerve comes from the sacral plexus in the lower limb.
Can I see a diagram of the path of the sciatic nerve?
(Sciatica is a condition involving pain, weakness, numbness, or tingling in the leg. It is caused by an injury to or compression of the sciatic nerve which branches down your back.The sciatic nerve is commonly injured by fractures of the pelvis, gunshot wounds, or other trauma to the buttocks or thigh. Prolonged sitting or lying with pressure on the buttocks may also injure it. )The sciatic nerve is the longest nerve in your body; it runs from your lower back, through your buttock, down your leg.The tibial and fibular nerves originate from spinal segments L4-S3. The two nerves come together and are referred to jointly as the sciatic (meaning hip) nerve. The sciatic nerve is the largest peripheral nerve in the body.They separate at the back of the knee. The tibial nerve supplies the posterior compartment of the leg and the fibular supplies the anterior and lateral compartments.The sciatic nerve are nerve roots coming out of the spinal cord and into the lower back.
Can the sciatic nerve cause pain in neck left arm and left leg?
No the sciatic nerve only affects the legs.
What is the nerve that approaches the knee and it divides into two branches the fibular and the tibular nerve?
Sciatic
What is the nerve in the back bone?
There are several nerve branches in the spinal column. The most popular being the sciatic nerve which branches of the lumbar spine into the legs.
The lumbosacral plexus contains a nerve that that branches to thigh muscles and ultimately the feet. What is its name?
It is known as the sciatic nerve.
What nerve must be avoided when giving injections in the buttock muscles?
The sciatic nerve, which is the largest nerve in the body.That is why injections are ususally given in the gluteus medius, in order to avoid the sciatic nerve.
What happens if you get near a nerve giving an buttocks injection?
The femoral nerve.
What is the medical term meaning sciatic nerve?
Sciatic nerve is a medical term !!
Which nerve innervates all your hamstring muscles?
great sciatic nerve
What causes nerve pains and how to cure it?
Sciatica is pain, tingling, or numbness produced by an irritation of the nerve roots that lead to the sciatic nerve. The sciatic nerve is formed by the nerve roots coming out of the spinal cord into the lower back. It goes down through the buttock, then its branches extend down the back of the leg to the ankle and foot.
What does sciatic mean?
Sciatic is not a word--but sciatic nerve is. The sciatic nerve is a large nerve that starts in the lower back and runs through the buttock and down the lower limb. It is the longest and widest single nerve in the body. Hope this helped!
Where is the sciatic nerve in a cow?
The sciatic nerve is located in the hind quarter of a cow. Removing the sciatic nerve in a cow makes the meat kosher, according to Judaism.
Where in the body is the sciatic nerve?
The sciatic nerve runs from the lower back to lower limbs
Which nerve roots make up the sciatic nerve?
The sciatic nerve is a combination of the common fibular (peroneal) nerve and the tibial nerve.
