ANTERIOR COMPARTMENT

Question 1

what are the important components of the anterior compartment?

Answer 1

borders
muscles
neurovasculature

Question 2

what are the borders that comprise the anterior compartment?

Answer 2

medial
anterior
lateral
posterior

Question 3

medial border

Answer 3

tibial lateral surface

Question 4

anterior border

Answer 4

fascia cruris

Question 5

lateral border

Answer 5

anterior crural inter muscular septum

Question 6

posterior border

Answer 6

interosseous membrane and medial fibular surface

Question 7

name the muscles of the anterior compartment

Answer 7

tibialis anterior m
extensor hallucis longus m
extensor digitorum longus m
fibularis tertius m

Question 8

name this muscle

located medially, largest muscle mass at this level for this compartment

Answer 8

tibialis anterior m

Question 9

name this muscle

centrally located and deep to the other two

Answer 9

extensor hallucis longus m

Question 10

name this muscle

located laterally

Answer 10

extensor digitorum longus m

Question 11

name this muscle

distal to this level so its not seen

Answer 11

fibularis tertius

Question 12

what is the neurovasculature of the anterior compartment?

Answer 12

anterior tibialis a and venae comitantes

deep fibular n

Question 13

this structure is located anterior to the interosseous membrane and intermediate to tibialis anterior and extensor hallucis longus m

Answer 13

anterior tibialis m and venae comitantes

Question 14

this structure is usually just lateral to the vessels in the same fascial space

branch of the common fibular nerve that enters the anterior crural compartment by piercing the anterior crural fascial septum

Answer 14

deep fibular nerve