POSTERIOR COMPARTMENT

Question 1

what is the arterial supply of the posterior compartment of the leg?

Answer 1

posterior tibial artery
-nutrient artery to the tibia
-medial calcaneal artery
fibular artery
-nutrient artery to the fibula
-perforating fibular artery
-fibular communicating artery
-posterior lateral malleolar artery

Question 2

name this branch of the fibular artery?

a branch usually arising near the midshaft and entering the fibula in the proximal 1/2 of the posterior surface?

Answer 2

nutrient artery of the fibula

Question 3

name this branch of the fibular artery?

passes into the anterior ankle region through the inferior opening in the interosseous membrane?

Answer 3

perforating fibular artery

Question 4

name this branch of the fibular artery?

a transverse branch which anastomoses with the poster tibial artery in the inferior 1/3 of the leg, posteriorly

Answer 4

fibular communicating artery

Question 5

name this branch of the fibular artery?

a branch which passes lateral around the ankle to anastomoses with the anterior lateral malleolar artery

Answer 5

posterior lateral malleolar artery

Question 6

the perforating fibular artery passes through the opening and into the anterior ankle region?

Answer 6

inferior opening in the interosseous membrane

Question 7

what is the nerve supply of the posterior compartment?

Answer 7

tibial nerve

Question 8

the tibial nerve passes through the popliteal fossa via this structure and follows the course of the posterior tibial artery?

Answer 8

tendinous arch of the soleus muscle