Leg - Knee to Ankle

Question 0

distal 3rd fracture of tibia and fibula fracture is often blank

Answer 0

compound

Question 1

distal tib fib joint is blank than the proximal

Answer 1

stronger (shorter interosseous membrane fibers)

Question 2

distal blank of fibula often fractures

Answer 2

end

Question 3

compartments of leg are created by extensions of blank

Answer 3

crural fascia

Question 4

posterior septum separates these two compartments

Answer 4

lateral/posterior

Question 5

there is a blank and blank extensor retinaculum

Answer 5

superior inferior

Question 6

superior retinaculum is above the blank

Answer 6

lateral malleolus

Question 7

inferior retinaculum is shaped like a blank

Answer 7

y

Question 8

boundaries of diamond shaped popliteal fossa

Answer 8

lateral head of gastroc, medial head of gastroc, semitendinosus/membranosus, biceps femoris

Question 9

split of blank nerve occurs in popliteal fossa

Answer 9

sciatic

Question 10

femoral artery turns into the blank artery

Answer 10

popliteal

Question 11

popliteal artery turns into these two branches

Answer 11

anterior tibial, posterior tibial

Question 12

anterior tibial runs through the blank

Answer 12

interosseous membrane

Question 13

posterior tibial stays in the blank compartment and splits near the flexor retinacula into the blank arteries

Answer 13

posterior, medial/lateral plantar

Question 14

two nerves that sciatic nerve turns into

Answer 14

tibial, common fibular

Question 15

common fibular nerve branches into these two nerves

Answer 15

deep/superficial fibular

Question 16

anterior compartment muscles

Answer 16

tib anterior, extensor digitorum longus, extensor hallucis longus, fibular tertius

Question 17

nerve of the anterior compartment

Answer 17

deep fibular

Question 18

artery of anterior compartment

Answer 18

anterior tibial

Question 19

lateral compartment muscles

Answer 19

fibularis longus, fibularis brevis

Question 20

two arteries in lateral compartment

Answer 20

fibular, posterior tibial

Question 21

nerve in lateral compartment

Answer 21

superficial fibular

Question 22

posterior compartment muscles

Answer 22

gastroc, soleus, plantaris

Question 23

nerve of posterior compartment

Answer 23

tibial

Question 24

arteries of posterior compartment

Answer 24

fibular, posterior tibial

Question 25

deep layer of posterior compartment muscles

Answer 25

tib posterior, flexor digitorum longus, flexor hallucis longus (TDH), popliteus

Question 26

nerve of deep posterior compartment

Answer 26

tibial

Question 27

arteries of deep posterior compartment

Answer 27

posterior tibial, fibular

Question 28

tendon running between gastroc and soleus

Answer 28

plantaris