GENERAL HISTOLOGY

NERVOUS SYSTEM SPECIAL SENSE

SPINALCORD

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The sciatic nerve is the ____
A
Shortest nerve in the body
B
Connects the upper limb to the spinal cord
C
longest nerve in the body
D
Connects the upper limb to the lower limb
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The sciatic nerve is the longest, largest nerve in your body. Your sciatic nerve roots start in your lower back and run down the back of each leg. Sciatica is the pain or discomfort if your sciatic nerve gets compressed or pinched.

Detailed explanation-2: -Using this method, average lengths of sciatic nerve measuring  22.6 mm could be obtained.

Detailed explanation-3: -The sciatic nerves branches from your lower back through your hips and buttocks and down each leg. Sciatica refers to pain that travels along the path of the sciatic nerve. The sciatic nerve travels from the lower back through the hips and buttocks and down each leg.

Detailed explanation-4: -The sciatic nerve, also called the ischiadic nerve, is a large nerve in humans and other vertebrate animals which is the largest branch of the sacral plexus and runs alongside the hip joint and down the lower limb.

Detailed explanation-5: -Nerves that connect directly to the brain are known as cranial nerves, and the longest cranial nerve we have is the vagus. (The longest nerve in the body might actually be the sciatic nerve, which goes down each leg.

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