Compartments Flashcards
Muscles of medial compartment of the thigh
Adductors longus brevis Magnus gracilis pectineus
Muscles of posterior compartment of the thigh
Biceps femoris, semimembranosus Semitendinosus
Contents of anterior compartment of thigh
NAVEL Femoral n. Femoral a. And v. Deep femoral artery Lateral circumflex femoral
Contents of medial compartment of thigh
Obturator n.
Femoral n.
Obturator a. And v.
Medial circumflex femoral
Contents of the posterior compartment of the thigh
Tibial n.
Common fibular n.
Perforating branches of deep femoral a.
Rules for anterior compartment of thigh
- Muscles that flex hip and extend knee
- Supplies by lateral circumflex femoral
- NS femoral n.
Rules for medial compartment of thigh
- Muscles that aDduct flex and extend hip
- Supplies by medial circumflex femoral
- NS Obturator and femoral n.
Rules for posterior compartment of thigh
- Muscles that extend hip and flex knee
- Supplied by perforating branches of deep femoral a.
- NS tibial and common fibular
Muscles of the anterior compartment of the leg
Tibialis anterior
Extensor hallicis longus
Extensor digitorum longus
Fibularis tertius
Muscles of the lateral compartment of the leg
Fibularis longus
Fibularis brevis
Muscles of the superficial posterior compartment of the leg
Gastrocnemius and soleus (triceps surae)
Plantaris
Muscles of the deep posterior compartment of the leg
Tibialis posterior
Flexor digitorum longus
Flexor hallucis longus
Popliteus
Contents of anterior compartment of the leg
Deep fibular n.
Anterior tibial a. And v.
Contents of the lateral compartment of the leg
Superficial fibular n.
Muscular branches of fibular a. And v. From posterior compartment
Contents of superficial posterior compartment of the leg
Tibial n.
Muscular branches of posterior tibial a. And v. From deep posterior compartment
Contents of deep posterior compartment of the leg
Tibial n.
Posterior tibial a. And v.
Fibular a. And v.
Rules for anterior compartment of the leg
Muscles that dorsi flex the foot and toes
Invert the foot
Rules for the lateral compartment of the leg
Muscles that plantar flex and
Evert the foot
Rules for superficial posterior compartment of the leg
Muscles that plantar flex the foot
Muscles of anterior compartment of the thigh
Vastus lateralis, medial is, intermedius, rectus femoris, Sartorius