Anterior and Lateral Leg Flashcards
Which nerve supplies the anterior and lateral leg muscles?
Common fibular nerve
The superficial branch of the common fibular nerve supplies the lateral compartment. True/false?
True
The anterior leg compartment is supplied by which branch of the common fibular nerve?
Deep branch
What are the main actions of the anterior compartment?
Dorsiflexion
Toe extension
Inversion
What is the main action of the lateral compartment?
Eversion
What muscles are contained within the lateral leg compartment?
Fibularis longus
Fibularis brevis
What muscles are contained within the anterior leg compartment?
Tibialis anterior
Extensor digitorum longus
Extensor hallucis longus
Fibularis tertius
What are the functions of the fibularis longus?
Foot eversion
Plantarflexion
What is the function of the fibularis brevis?
Foot eversion
What is the tibialis anterior responsible for?
Foot inversion and dorsiflexion
What are the functions of the extensor digitorum longus?
Extension of 2nd-5th toes
Dorsiflexion
What are the functions of the extensor hallucis longus?
Extension of 1st digit
Dorsiflexion
The fibularis tertius is responsible for?
Foot eversion
