The tibial nerve is a branch of the sciatic nerve. The tibial nerve passes through the popliteal fossa to pass below the arch of soleus. In the popliteal fossa the nerve gives off branches to gastrocnemius, popliteus, soleus and plantaris muscles, an articular branch to the knee joint, and a cutaneous branch that will become the sural nerve. The s...
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(from the article `sciatic nerve`) ...of the sacral plexus. It emerges from the spinal cord in the lumbar portion of the spine and runs down through the buttocks and the back of the ... ...innervate the biceps femoris, semitendinosus and semimembranosus muscles, and part of the adductor magnus muscle. In the popliteal fossa (just ... ...
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<anatomy, nerve> The medial terminal branch of the sciatic nerve. The tibial nerve fibres originate in lumbar and sacral spinal segments (l4 to s2). They supply motor and sensory innervation to parts of the calf and foot. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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origin, sciatic nerve in lower part of thigh; branches, interosseous nerve of leg, medial sural cutaneous and sural nerves, medial and lateral plantar nerves, and muscular and medial calcaneal branches; distribution, while still incorporated in the sciatic nerve, it supplies the semimembranosus and semitendinosus muscles, long ...
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. one of the two major divisions of the sciatic nerve, it courses down the back of the leg to terminate as the medial and lateral plantar nerves in the foot; it supplies the hamstring muscles, the muscles of the back of the leg (the dorsiflexors and invertors of the foot), and the plantar aspect of the foot, as well as the ...
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