tibial nerve; medial popliteal nerve

Origin

sciatic nerve

Innervation

• hamstring muscles
• muscles in the posterior compartment of the leg
  • dorsiflexors & inverters of the foot
• plantar aspect of foot
• skin on the back of the leg
• skin on the sole of the foot

Course

• passes inferiorly in the posterior compartment of the leg.

Branches

• medial plantar nerve
• lateral plantar nerve

More general terms

• peripheral nerve

Additional terms

• lateral plantar nerve
• medial plantar nerve
• sciatic nerve