"origin: sacral plexus (L4-S3)"
"course: exits the pelvis through the greater sciatic foramen to enter the gluteal region between ischial tuberosity and femoral greater trochanter, then courses inferiorly through the posterior compartment of the thigh"
"motor supply: see motor supply of the sciatic nerve"
"sensory supply: no direct sensory function. Indirect sensory supply to the foot (plantar surface: tibial nerve, dorsal surface: common peroneal nerve) and the leg (except its inner side, which is supplied by the saphenous nerve)"
Expected headings
"Branches"
"Articular branches"
"Muscular branches"
"The articular branches arise from the upper part of the nerve and supply the hip joint, perforating the posterior part of its capsule; they are sometimes derived from the sacral plexus."