Dissection 11: Popliteal Fossa and Posterior leg

Question 1

Name the superifcial group of the posterior leg

Answer 1

gastrocnemius
soleus
plantaris
popliteus

Question 2

Name the deep muscles of the posterior leg

Answer 2

flexor hallucis longus
flexor digitorum longus
tibialias posterior

Question 3

What supplies the posterior compartment of the leg

Answer 3

tibial nerve

Question 4

Name the deep muscles of the legs and their associated artery and nerve from Anterior to posterior

Answer 4

tibialis posterior
flexor digitorym longus
posterior tibial artery 
tibial nerve
felxor hallucis longus

Tom , dick and harry

Question 5

Where are the attachments of the two heads of gastrocnemeius

Answer 5

both attach distally to the achilles

attach proximally to the medial and lateral condyles of the femur

Question 6

Where is the soleus found

Answer 6

attaches proximally to the neck of the fibula and the soleal line of the tibia and inserts on the achilles tendon

Question 7

What is the roots of the tibial nerv

Answer 7

S1-S2

Question 8

What supplies the anterior compartment of the leg

Answer 8

the anterior tibial artery

Question 9

What supplies the posterior compartmet of the leg

Answer 9

the posterior tibial artery

Question 10

What does the fibular artery branch from

Answer 10

the posterior tibial artery

Question 11

Which compartment does the fibular artery supply

Answer 11

the lateral