Posterior Leg
This muscle is the only muscle in this compartment to have a role in inverting the foot.
What is Tibialis posterior?
This muscle is responsible for extending the digits of the lower limb.
What is the extensor digitorum longus?
The popliteal artery, vein, and this bifurcating structure are all located in the popliteal fossa.
What is the sciatic nerve?
into tibial and common fib
This artery (and branches of it) supplies the anterior and medial compartments of the thigh.
What is the femoral artery?
This structure is the insertion point for the patellar tendon.
What is the tibial tuberosity?
This artery is the only artery to supply the posterior leg compartment.
What is the Posterior Tibial Artery?
This muscle helps with dorsiflexion of the foot and recieves blood from the anterior tibial artery.
What is the tibialis anterior?
This term describes the muscles in the posterior thigh collectively.
What are the hamstrings?
This muscle extends diagonally across the anterior thigh, is innervated by the femoral nerve, and is responsible for externally rotating the hip.
What is the sartorius?
This bone is the only sesamoid bone in the lower limb.
What is the the patella?
This nerve innervates all of the posterior compartment of the leg.
What is the tibial nerve?
This term is often used in place of "Fibularis" like in "fibularis tertius".
What is "Peroneus"?
This muscle is the only muscle not innervated by the tibial nerve in the posterior thigh.
What is the short head of the biceps femoris?
Common Fibular nerve
This structure forms the superior border of the femoral triangle.
What is the inguinal ligament?
The tendons passing through the tarsal tunnel curve around this bony structure.
What is the medial malleolus?
The tendon of this muscle is often referred to as the freshman nerve due to its striking similarity to the tibial nerve.
What is the plantaris muscle?
This nerve branches from common fibular and innervates the lateral aspect of the lower leg.
What is the Superficial Fibular nerve?
The popliteal fossa is formed by the muscles; semimembranosis, biceps femoris, and two heads of this muscle.
What is the gastrocnemius muscle?
This muscle, which runs midline in the thigh, flexes the hip and helps to extend the knee.
What is the rectus femoris?
This bone forms the major structure of the heel.
What is the calcaneus?
The tendon of this muscle would prove fatal to the Trojan hero Achilles.
What is the Gastrocnemius?
This muscle is responsible for plantarflexing and everting the foot and is longer than his brevis brother.
What is the fibularis longus?
This superficial vein drains the lateral surface of the leg into the popliteal vein.
What is small/lesser saphenous vein?
The rectus femoris and 3 vastus muscles will eventually form this structure that inserts on the patella bone.
What is the quadriceps tendon?
This guy is my favorite TA.
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