Anatomy of the leg

Question 1

What muscles are in the anterior compartment of the leg?

Answer 1

Anterior tibial, extensor hallucis longus, extensor digitorum longus, fibularis tertius

Question 2

What is the nerve supply to the anterior compartment of the leg?

Answer 2

Deep fibular nerve

Question 3

What is the vascular supply to the anterior compartment of the leg?

Answer 3

Anterior tibial artery (branch of popliteal artery, becomes dorsals pedis)

Question 4

What muscles are in the lateral compartment of the leg?

Answer 4

Fibularis longus, fibularis brevus

Question 5

What is the nerve supply to the lateral compartment of the leg?

Answer 5

Superficial fibular nerve

Question 6

What is the vascular supply to the lateral compartment of the leg?

Answer 6

Fibular artery (branch of tibial-fibular trunk after anterior tibial branch from popliteal)

Question 7

What muscles are in the posterior compartment of the leg?

Answer 7

Gastrocnemius, soleus, planters

Popliteus, flexor hallucis longus, flexor digitorum longus, tibialis posterior

Question 8

What is the nerve supply to the posterior compartment of the leg?

Answer 8

Tibial nerve

Question 9

What is the vascular supply to the posterior compartment of the leg?

Answer 9

Posterior tibial artery (branch of tibial-fibular trunk after anterior tibial branch of popliteal artery)