Talk:Sciatic nerve

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[edit] Size?

My Anatomy professor said this was the largest nerve in the (canine and human) body. Is this really the case? Google search - http://www.google.co.za/search?q=%22largest+nerve+in+the+body%22&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&client=firefox-a - gives mostly Sciatic but some for the Vagus - is it a case of largest meaning thickest versus meaning longest? 198.54.202.242 (talk) 19:49, 11 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] about the pain

How does the pain looks like? Can somebody tell me about that and about the similer articles of pain in that region?

Someone check on this I thought the Sciatic nerve sent articular branches to the knee, this article says hip. Is there contoversy or just bad typing??

Both are correct, when understood properly. It supplies the hip joint, and then from the knee and downwards. BTW, remember to sign your posts with four tildes like this ~~~~ . -- Fyslee 21:57, 23 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Innervation

The sciatic nerve doesn't supply gluteus maximus, gemellus, obturator internus, or quadratus femoris, to my knowledge. These are all supplied off other nerves from the sacral plexus. Can someone confirm this so it can be edited? Snellios 18:20, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Caps

The Piriformis muscles, the nerve to the Quadratus femoris, the Obturator internus and Gemelli... are anatomical details capitalized this way in English? It looks strange to me, but I am not a native speaker. // habj 21:03, 31 January 2007 (UTC)