ANTERIOR COMPARTMENT

Question 1

the anterior tibial artery is a branch of the popliteal artery that enters this compartment through this opening where?

Answer 1

anterior crural compartment

proximal opening in the interosseous membrane

neck of the fibula

Question 2

at the inferior ankle, the tendon of the extensor hallucis longus passes over the anterior tibial artery and the artery is renamed this?

Answer 2

dorsalis pedis artery

Question 3

when the anterior tibial artery is absent, what supplies the anterior compartment muscles? so what is the continuation of the dorsals pedis artery?

Answer 3

perforating branches of the posterior tibial artery

perforating peroneal artery

Question 4

what is the main arterial supply of the anterior crural compartment?

Answer 4

anterior tibial artery

Question 5

what is the nerve supply of the anterior crural compartment?

Answer 5

deep fibular nerve

Question 6

the deep fibular nerve enters the anterior crural compartment by piercing?

Answer 6

anterior crural inter muscular septum/anterior crural fascial septum