Lower Limb Flashcards
(14 cards)
What nerve supplies the anterior compartment of the lower limb?
Deep peroneal
What action is done by the anterior compartment of the lower limb?
Dorsiflexion
What muscles are in the lateral compartment of the lower limb?
Peroneus Longus, Peroneus Brevis
What nerve supplies the lateral compartment of the lower limb?
Superficial Fib
What is the action of the lateral compartment of the lower limb?
Evert and plantarflex
What muscles are in the superficial posterior compartment of the lower limb?
Gastrocnemius, soleus, plantaris
What nerve supplies the superficial posterior compartment of the lower limb?
Tibial N
What artery supplies the superficial posterior compartment of the lower limb?
Sural
What action is performed by the superficial posterior compartment of the lower limb?
Plantarflexion
Name the muscles in the Deep Posterior Compartment of the lower limb.
Tibialis posterior
Flexor Dig Long
Flex Hall Long
What nerve supplies the Deep Posterior Compartment of the Lower Limb?
Tibial N
What is the action of the deep posterior compartment of the lower limb?
Plantarflexion and inversion
What is the blood supply of the Deep Posterior Compartment of the Lower Leg?
Posterior Tibial N
What muscles are in the anterior compartment of the leg
Tib Ant
Ext Hall Lng
Ext Dig Long
peroneus tertius