MEDICAL PHYSIOLOGY

PHYSIOLOGY

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The siatic nerve is the largest nerve in the body resulting from a combination of which two nerves:
A
Pudendal and femoral nerves
B
Pudendal and tibial nerves
C
Common fibular and tibial nerves
D
Pudendal and common peroneal nerve.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The sciatic nerve is the largest nerve in the human body and is derived from the sacral plexus. It originates from the anterior rami of the lower lumbar (L4-L5) and upper sacral spinal nerves (S1, S2, S3). It contains fibers from both the posterior and anterior divisions of these spinal nerves.

Detailed explanation-2: -The nerve originates from the ventral rami of spinal nerves L4 through S3 and contains fibers from both the posterior and anterior divisions of the lumbosacral plexus.

Detailed explanation-3: -From its origin to its termination, the two divisions of the sciatic nerve-tibial nerve (medial position) and peroneal nerve (lateral position)-are distinctly separate. The two divisions, however, are combined into one large single nerve trunk by a connective tissue sheath.

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