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MSH: A nerve which originates in the lumbar and sacral spinal cord (L4 to S3) and supplies motor and sensory innervation to the lower extremity. The sciatic nerve, which is the main continuation of the sacral plexus, is the largest nerve in the body. It has two major branches, the TIBIAL NERVE and the PERONEAL NERVE.,CSP: largest peripheral nerve in human body, consisting of 13 branches; controls leg movements.,NCI: The longest single nerve that is formed by the merging of the ventral rami of the L4, L5, and S1 in the pelvis and passes down the lower limb where it divides into the common peroneal and tibial nerves.,NCI: The longest single nerve that is formed by the merging of the ventral rami of the L4, L5, and S1 in the pelvis and passes down the lower limb where it divides into the common peroneal and tibial nerves. (NCI)
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