GA 6 anterior and lateral leg Flashcards
fascia of the whole leg with emphasis on leg fascia



Anterior compartment muscles

Tibialis anterior

Extensor digitorum longus

What does the attachment of extensor digitorum longus look like in the foot? what does it form?

fibularis tertius

Extensor hallucis longus

What nerve innervates the anterior compartment?
What does this nerve come from?
What does it supply?

What artery supplies the anterior compartment?
what does it come from?
Where does it start?

the lateral compartment

What word was replaced and can sometimes be seen two ways?
Peroneus/peroneal replaced by fibularis/fibular to indicate relationships of muscles, arteries, and n. to fibula
also clears confusion between peroneal and perineal
fibularis longus m.

Fibularis brevis m.

what innervates the lateral leg?
what does it come from?
where does it travel?

clinical significance of common fibular nerve

what artery supplies the lateral compartment?

Clinical sig of crural fascia

a more minor case of compartmental syndrome?
