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Sciatic Nerve: Description
The sciatic nerve is the major posterior nerve of the leg and thigh. It is the largest nerve in the body
Sciatic Nerve: Gross anatomy
It is a branch of the sacral plexus arising from the L4-S3
- It passes through the greater sciatic foramen to the piriformis muscle and then continues between the gluteus medius and maximus in the inferomedial portion of the buttock.
- There are two key components which are present from its origin, which are the tibial nerve and the common peroneal nerve.
- It passes down the back of the thigh between the heads of biceps femoris and passes into the popliteal fossa
- It is the deepest structure within the popliteal fossa
- Within the popliteal fossa it divides into the tibial and common peroneal nerves
Sciatic nerve: Branches
- Articular and muscular branches before dividing into terminal branches
- Supply the hip joint
- Muscular branches
- Biceps femoris
- Semimembranosus
- Semitendinosus
- Adductor magnus
Sciatic nerve arterial supply
- Perforating branches of the profunda femoris
- Branches of the superior and inferior gluteal muscles
- Branches of the popliteal artery
Sciatic nerve: supplies
- Hamstrings (tibial division)
- Knee joint
- Posterior cutaneous branches of the thigh
Sciatic nerve: Relations
- Upper – posterior part of the ischium, nerve to quad femoris, obturator internus, gemelli
- Lower: adductor magnus
- Upper – posterior part of the ischium, nerve to quad femoris, obturator internus, gemelli
- Upper – gluteus maximus
- Lower – long head of biceps femoris
- Upper – gluteus maximus
- Accompanied by the posterior femoral cuteanous nerve and the inferior gluteal arrtery
Sciatic nerve variants
- Abnormal course
- Abnormal branching
- Contributions from other nerve roots
- High division prior to the popliteal fossa
- Low division below the popliteal fossa
Common hepatic artery
- Terminal branch of the coeliac artery
- Anterior to the pancreas
- Inferiorly in the lesser sac towards the first part of the duodenum
- Gives off the right gastric artery running superiorly along the right lesser curvature of the stomach
- Passes slightly upwards and runs anterior to the portal vein and medial to the CBD in the free edge of the lesser omentum
- Anterior to the pancreas
- Gives off the gastroduodenal artery
- Becomes the proper hepatic artery
Proper hepatic artery
- Anteromedial to the portal vein and medial to the CBD within the hepatoduodenal ligament
- Terminates by bifurcating into the right and left hepatic arteries before entering the porta hepatis
RIght hepatic artery
- Course:
- Passes upwards and to the right
- Behind the common hepatic duct to enter Calots triangle
- Gives off the cystic artery
- Turns upwards to enter the right lobe
- Anterior segmental branch (segments V, VIII and I)
- Posterior segmental branch (VI, VI)
- Anterior segmental branch (segments V, VIII and I)
Left hepatic artery
- Runs vertically towards the umbilical fissure and supplies segments I, II and III
- Gives off a middle hepatic artery running towards the right side of the umbilical fissure
- Runs vertically towards the umbilical fissure and supplies segments I, II and III
- Medial segmental branch
- Lateral segmental branch
- Medial segmental branch
Hepatic artery variants
- Common hepatic artery
- From aorta
- From SMA
- Trifurcation
- From coeliacomesenteric trunk
- RHA
- From coeliac artery
- From SMA
- Accessory right hepatic from SMA
- LHA
- From LVA
- Accessory left hepatic from LGA
- MHA
- From the LHA
- From RHA
- Trifurcation of PHA
- Can have an extrahepatic course and traverse Calot’s triangle
Lymph nodes of the neck: Level 1
- Submental and submandibular
- S: mylohyoid muscle and mandible
- I: inferior border of the hyoid
- A: platysma
- P: posterior border of the submandibular
Lymph nodes of the neck: Level 2
- S: base of skull at the jugular fossa
- I: inferior border of the hyoid
- A: posterior border of the submandibular gland
- P/L: posterior border of the SCM
- M: medial border of the ICA
- Level 3
Lymph nodes of the neck: Level 3
- S: inferior border of the cricoid cartilage
- I: level of the clavicle
- A: anterior border of the SCM
- PL: postborder of the SCM
- M: medial border of the CCA
Lymph nodes of the neck: Level 4
- S: inferior border of the cricoid
- I: level of the clavicle
- A: ant border of the SCM
- PL: oblique line drawn through PL edge of the SCM and the anterior scalene
- M: medial border of the CCA
Lymph nodes of the neck: Level 5
- S: skull base at convergence of SCM and trapezius
- I: clavicle
- AM: post border of SCM
- PL: ant border of trapezius
Lymph nodes of the neck: Level 6
- S: inferior border of hyoid
- I: manubrium
- A: platysma
- P: trachea, and prevertebral space
- L: medial borders of the CCA
Pericardium: gross anatomy
- Two sacs from the pericardium: outer sac fibrous pericardium, inner sac double layered serous pericardium.
- Fibrous pericardium
- Tough connective tissue continuous with and bound to the central tendon of the diaphragm, roots of the major vessels, pretracheal layer of the deep cervical fascia, sternum via the superior and inferior sternopericardial ligaments
- Serous pericardium
- Parietal serous pericardium
- Visceral serous pericardium
- Fibrous pericardium
Rotator cuff: description
- The rotator cuff is a group of four muscles which act to support the unstable shoulder muscles. Provides support to the shoulder capsule except inferiorly, where it is the weakest. These consist of the supraspinatus, infraspinatus, subscapularis and the teres minor muscles.
Supraspinatus
- O: supraspinous fossa
- I: superior facet of GT of the greater tubercle of the humerus
- Innervation: suprascapular nerve
- A: suprascapular artery
Infraspinatus
- O: infraspinous fossa of the scapula
- I: middle facet of the GT of the humerus
- N: suprascapular nerve
- A: suprascapular artery and circumflex scapular artery
Subscapularis
- Supply
- Arterial: subscapular artery
- Similarly named vein
- Innervation: subscapular nerve
- Lymphatics: axillary
- Action: internal rotation
- O: subscapular fossa
- I: lesser tubercle
Teres Minor
- O: middle half of the lateral border of the scapula
- I: inferior facet of the GT
- A: posterior circumflex humeral artery, circumflex scapular artery
- N: axillary nerve!!!!!