Accompanying artery of ischiadic nerve

Artery: Accompanying artery of ischiadic nerve
The arteries of the gluteal and posterior femoral regions. (Comitans nervi ischiadici labeled near center.)
Latin	arteria comitans nervi ischiadici
Gray's	subject #155 620
Source	inferior gluteal artery
Dorlands / Elsevier	a_61/12153998

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

The accompanying artery of ischiadic nerve is a long, slender vessel, which accompanies the sciatic nerve for a short distance; it then penetrates it, and runs in its substance to the lower part of the thigh.

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