Accompanying artery of ischiadic nerve

Accompanying artery of ischiadic nerve
The arteries of the gluteal and posterior femoral regions (comitans nervi ischiadici labeled near center)
Details
SourceInferior gluteal artery
Identifiers
Latinarteria comitans nervi ischiadici
FMA77444
Anatomical terminology

The accompanying artery of ischiadic nerve is a long, slender artery in the thigh. It branches of the inferior gluteal artery. It accompanies the sciatic nerve for a short distance.[1] It then penetrates it, and runs in its substance to the lower part of the thigh.

  1. ^ Hayashi, S.; Murakami, G.; Nasu, H.; Abe, H.; Rodríguez-Vázquez, J. F. (2013). "An artery accompanying the sciatic nerve (arteria comitans nervi ischiadici) and the position of the hip joint: a comparative histological study using chick, mouse, and human foetal specimens". Folia Morphologica. 72 (1): 41–50. doi:10.5603/FM.2013.0007. ISSN 1644-3284.