Muscles
What compartment of the leg is made of the gastrocnemius and soleus mm.?
Posterior Compartment
What nerve innervates the posterior portion of the leg?
Tibial n.
Dorsiflexion is the pointing of your foot up towards your shin. (T/F)
True
What is the most prominent muscle in the anterior compartment of the leg?
Superficial and deep fibular nn.
What pathology leads to periosteum damage due to microtrauma to the tibialis anterior m.?
Shin splints
What muscle extends the first digit?
Extensor Hallucis Longus m.
What nerve innervates the fibularis longus m. (lateral compartment of leg)?
Superficial fibular n.
What muscle aids in knee flexion?
Gastrocnemius OR popliteus m.