lesser sciatic notch

incisura ischiadica minor

Below the ischial spine is a smaller notch, the lesser sciatic notch; it is smooth, coated in the recent state with cartilage, the surface of which presents two or three ridges corresponding to the subdivisions of the tendon of the Obturator internus, which winds over it. It is converted into a foramen, the lesser sciatic foramen, by the sacrotuberous and sacrospinous ligaments, and transmits the tendon of the Obturator internus, the nerve which supplies that muscle, and the internal pudendal vessels and nerve.

Tipo Muscle
Estructura principal sciatic notch
Nombre latino incisura ischiadica minor
FMA ID 16911

Preguntas frecuentes

What is the lesser sciatic notch?
Below the ischial spine is a smaller notch, the lesser sciatic notch; it is smooth, coated in the recent state with cartilage, the surface of which presents two or three ridges corresponding to the subdivisions of the tendon of the Obturator internus, which winds over it. It is converted into a fora
What is the Latin name for the lesser sciatic notch?
The Latin name for the lesser sciatic notch is incisura ischiadica minor.

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