sciatic nerve

Term ID

UBERON:0001322

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. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sciatic_nerve

References

• BTO:0001221
• CALOHA:TS-0899
• EFO:0001417
• EHDAA2:0001779
• EHDAA:5659
• EMAPA:18577
• GAID:852
• MA:0001172
• MESH:D012584
• NCIT:C52810
• OpenCyc:Mx4rv7MlDJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA
• Sciatic:nerve
• UMLS:C0036394
• VHOG:0000894
• birnlex:1133
• http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0036394
• http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/181050003

Ontology

Uberon Ontology