Term Name: sciatic nerve
Synonyms: ischiadic nerve, ischiatic nerve, nervus ischiadicus, nervus sciaticus
Definition: A large nerve that supplies nearly the whole of the skin of the leg, the muscles of the back of the thigh, and those of the leg and foot. It begins in the lower back and runs through the buttock and down the lower limb.
Ontology: Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0001322]

Relationships
is part of: lumbosacral nerve plexus
has parts: common fibular nerve tibial nerve trunk of sciatic nerve
is a type of: nerve