18: Musculo-neuro-vascular systems of lateral leg and foot Flashcards
Muscles of lateral compartment of the leg
Fibularis longus
Fibularis brevis
Innervation of lateral compartment of the leg
Superficial fibular nerve
Actions of lateral compartment of the leg
Everts foot
Active during plantar flexion
Blood supply of lateral compartment of the leg
No major vessels
Origin of fibularis longus
Head + superior 2/3 of lateral surface of fibula
Insertion of fibularis longus
Base of first metatarsal
Medial cuneiform
innervation of fibularis longus
Superficial fibular nerve
Action of fibularis longus
Eversion of foot
Weak ankle plantarflexion
Course of tendon of fibularis longus
Crosses sole of foot and inserts onto the base of the first metatarsal + medial cuneiform
Function of tendon of fibularis longus
Supports arches of the foot
Origin of fibularis brevis
Lower 2/3 of lat. surface of fibula
Insertion of fibularis brevis
Dorsal surface of tuberosity on lateral side of base of 5th metatarsal
Innervation of fibularis brevis
Superficial fibular nerve
Action of fibularis brevis
Eversion of foot
Weak ankle plantarflexion
What supplies lateral compartment of leg
Superficial fibular nerve
Other name for ankle joint
Talocrural joint
Superficial fibular nerve supplies what cutaneously
Distal inferior surface of leg
Dorsal of foot
Intrinsic muscles of the foot are important in…
propulsion of foot
adjustment to uneven ground
fixing foot to maintain balance
Muscles of sole are supplied by…
medial and lateral plantar nerves and arteries
How many layers of plantar muscles are there
4
Plantar muscles in layer 1:
Abductor hallucis
Flexor digitorum brevis
Abductor digiti minimi
Origin of Abductor hallucis
medial tubercle of tuberosity of calcaneus
flexor retinaculum
plantar aponeurosis
Insertion of Abductor hallucis
medial side of base of proximal phalanx of big toe
Innervation of Abductor hallucis
medial plantar nerve
Action of Abductor hallucis
abducts and flexes big toe
Origin of Flexor digitorum brevis
medial tubercle of tuberosity of calcaneus
flexor retinaculum
plantar aponeurosis
Insertion of Flexor digitorum brevis
both sides of middle phalanges of digits 2-5
Innervation of Flexor digitorum brevis
medial plantar nerve
Action of Flexor digitorum brevis
flexes lateral 4 digits
Origin of Abductor digiti minimi
medial and lateral tubercles of tuberosity of calcaneus
plantar aponeurosis
intermuscular septa
Insertion of Abductor digiti minimi
lateral side of base of proximal phalanx of digit 5