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Posterior gluteal region and thigh with sciatic nerve

Posterior gluteal region and thigh with sciatic nerve — Peripheral nerves
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After Sobotta's Atlas of Human Anatomy (1906-1911); modernized for Neuro.Wiki

About this plate

Posterior gluteal region and thigh with sciatic nerve. Posterior view of the limb.

Region
limb
Structure
thigh
View
posterior
System
arteries, veins, peripheral nerves, muscle
Focus
sciatic nerve, tibial nerve, common fibular nerve, hamstring muscles

Structures labelled on this plate

  • inferior gluteal art
  • superior gluteal artery (superior branch)
  • Glutaeus medius
  • infer. glut. nerve
  • Piriformis
  • Obturator internus with gemelli
  • aeus uis ×
  • pudic els + udic rve
  • Glutaeus maximus ×
  • post. femoral cutaneous nerve ×
  • trochanteric rete
  • branches of medial circumfl. fem. art
  • muscular branches of tibial nerve
  • Quadratus femoris
  • Adductor minimus
  • perforating art. I
  • sciatic nerve
  • Adductor magnus
  • long head of biceps
  • perforat. art. II
  • Semitendinosus
  • emimembranosus
  • perforating art. III
  • short head of biceps
  • tibial nerve
  • common peroneal nerve
  • popliteal vein
  • popliteal art
  • small saphenous vein
  • lat. sural cutan. nerve
  • edial sural cutan. nerve

Source: After Sobotta's Atlas of Human Anatomy (1906-1911). Public domain (Sobotta's Atlas of Human Anatomy, 1906-1911), modernized rendering.