Nerve Supply Flashcards

1
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Lumbar plexus is made up of

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L1 to L4

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Sacral plexus is made up of

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S1 to S4

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Cutaneous nerves is a

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Branch of nerve that supplies the skin, it has no motor supply. Only receiving sensation from the skin.

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4
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Lumbar plexus of the lower limb

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Femoral nerve
Obturator nerve
Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve of thigh
Lumbosacral trunk

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5
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Femoral nerve muscular supply

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Flexors of hip

Extensors of knee

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6
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Femoral nerve cuntaneous nerve branches

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Anterior cuntaneous nerve of thigh
Saphenous nerve (terminal branch)
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7
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Femoral nerve supplies articular branches

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Hip joint

Knee joint

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8
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Femoral nerve pathway

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Exits lumbar plexus and moves laterally around the psoas major, moves inferiorly under the inguinal ligament.

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9
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Trauma to femoral nerve affects

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Extensor of knee.

Weak flexors, psoas major and pectineus is fine.

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10
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Saphenous nerve supplies

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Medial anterior aspect of the knee below, including heel.

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11
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Obturator nerve muscular supply

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Adductor muscles

Medial compartment of the thigh

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12
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Obturator nerve cutaneous branches supply

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Medial aspect of the thigh

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13
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Obturator nerve articular branches supply

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Hip joint

Knee joint

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14
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Lateral cutaneous nerve of the thigh, cutaneous supply

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Skin on the anterolateral aspect of the thigh

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15
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Sacral plexus of lower limb nerves

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Sciatic nerve
Superior gluteal nerve
Inferior gluteal nerve
Posterior femoral cutaneous nerve of the thigh

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16
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Sciatic nerve muscular supplies

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Posterior adductor muscle.
Hamstrings 
Biceps femoris
Semitendinosus 
Semimembranosus
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17
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Sciatic nerve pathway

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Passes through greater sciatic notch of pelvic. Passes inferiorly through piriformis. Towards the popliteal fossa.

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18
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Sciatic nerve cutaneous nerve supply

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None

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19
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Sciatic nerve articular branches supply

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Hip joint

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20
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Sciatic nerve divides in popliteal fossa…

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Common fibular nerve

Tibial nerve

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21
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Tibial nerve muscular supply

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Muscles in the posterior compartment of the lower leg.

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22
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Tibial nerve articular branches supplies

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Knee joint

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Tibial nerve cutaneous branches supplies

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Sural nerve

Medial calcaneal nerve.

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24
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Sural nerve connecting to common fibular nerve

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Sural communicating branch

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25
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Sural nerve cutaneous supply

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Lower lateral leg and along the lateral margin of foot.

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26
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Where does tibial nerve wrap around

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Medial malleolus

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27
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Tibial nerve terminal branches

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Lateral and medial plantar nerve. Supplying the plantar view of foot.

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28
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Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve of thigh is apart with which plexus

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Lumbar plexus of the lower limb.

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29
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What does the lateral cutaneous nerve of the thigh supply…

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The skin on the anterolateral aspect of the thigh

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30
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What is the lumbosacral trunk

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An extension of L4 and L5 that descends and blends within the sacral plexus.

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31
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List the nerves originating from the sacral plexus of the lower limb

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Sciatic nerve
Superior gluteal nerve
Inferior gluteal nerve

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32
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How can the sciatic nerve be damaged

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Injuries by spinal disc movements on the sciatic nerve rootlets.

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33
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Sciatic nerve motor muscular supply

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Medial compartment of the thigh.
The posterior adductor Magnus.
Biceps femoris (long and short head)
Semitendinosus
Semimembranosus
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34
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Pathway of the sciatic nerve

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Passes through the greater sciatic notch of pelvic bone.

Passes inferiorly through the piriformis muscles. Into the popliteal fossa

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35
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Does the sciatic nerve have cutaneous branches

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None

36
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Sciatic nerve articular supply

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Hip joint

37
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What are the terminal branches of the sciatic nerve

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Tibial nerve

Common fibular nerve

38
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Where does the sciatic nerve divide

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Before or within the popliteal fossa.

39
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Tibial nerve muscular motor supply

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Muscles in the posterior compartment of the leg.

Supplying deep and superficial muscles groups

40
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Tibial nerve articular branch supply

A

Knee joint

41
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Tibial nerve cutaneous branch supply

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Sural nerve

Medial calcaneal nerve

42
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The common fibula nerve joins the sural nerve by a …

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Sural communicating nerve branch

43
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Sural nerve supplies

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The posterolateal nerve of the lower leg and lateral margin of foot.

44
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Medial calcaneal nerve supplies

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The heel and the calcaneal tendon medial side

45
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The medial plantar nerve muscular supply

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The plantar muscles, on the bottom of the foot.
Flexor Digitorum brevis
Flexor hallucis brevis
Abductor hallucis
1st lumbrical
46
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Medial plantar nerve cuntaneous branch

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Medial side of foot and the 3 1/2 medial phalanges

47
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Lateral plantar nerve has a

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Bigger motor supply, but a smaller cutaneous supply.

48
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Medial plantar nerve has a

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Smaller motor supply, but a bigger cuntaneous supply.

49
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The main nerve to muscles of the foot

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Lateral plantar nerve

50
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Lateral plantar nerve cutaneous supply

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Lateral side of the foot and the lateral 1 1/2 digits.

51
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The first common fibula nerve pathway

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Wraps around the lateral aspect of the proximal fibula. Posterior aspect of the lower leg.

52
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Does the common fibular nerve have a muscular branch supply

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No.

53
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Common fibular nerve articular branch supply

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Knee joint and superior tibio-fibular joint

54
Q

Common fibular nerve splits into …

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Deep fibular nerve

Superficial fibular nerve.

55
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Which compartment does the superficial fibular nerve supply

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Lateral compartment of the lower leg.

56
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Which compartment does the deep fibular nerve supply

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The anterior compartment of the lower leg and the dorsal aspect of the foot.

57
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The common fibular cutaneous branch is the

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Lateral sural cutaneous nerve

58
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The lateral sural cutaneous nerve supplies the

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Posterior superior lateral compartment of the lower leg.

59
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Deep fibular nerve muscular branches to the …

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Anterior compartment of the lower leg.
Tibialis anterior 
Extensor hallucis longus
Extensor Digitorum Longus 
Fibularis Tertius 
And
Some muscles on the dorsum of the foot.
60
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Deep fibular nerve cutaneous supply

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1st web space on dorsum view.

61
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Deep fibular nerve articular branch supplies

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Knee joint
Superior tibiofibular joint
Ankle joint
Joints of the foot.

62
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Superficial fibular nerve muscular branches

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Lateral compartment of the lower limb
Fibularis Longus
Fibularis brevis

Supplying evertors of the foot and ankle.

63
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Superficial fibular nerve cutaneous branch supply

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Anterolateral lower leg

Dorsum of the foot minus the 1st web space.

64
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Superficial fibular nerve articular branch supply

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Superior tibiofibular joint
Ankle joints
Joints of the foot.

65
Q

If the common fibular nerve is damages from a lateral blow what movements are affect

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Evertors, invertors, dorsiflexors, plantarflexors.

66
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Superficial fibular nerve muscular supply is the

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Plantarflexors and evertors

67
Q

Deep fibular nerve supply’s the muscles there the

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Dorsiflexors
Invertors
Evertors

68
Q

Common fibular nerve overall cutaneous supply

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Lateral sural nerve
Sural nerve
Superficial fibular nerve
Deep fibular nerve

69
Q

Sacral plexus gluteal nerves

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Superior gluteal nerve

Inferior gluteal nerve

70
Q

Superior gluteal nerve muscular supply

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Gluteus medius
Gluteus minimus
Tensor fascia lata

71
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Inferior gluteal nerve muscular supply

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Gluteus maximus

72
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Posterior cutaneous nerve of thigh emerges below piriformis and supplies…

A

Most of the posterior aspect of the thigh

73
Q

Abdominal aorta splits to form the 2…

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Left and right common iliac arteries.

74
Q

The common iliac arteries split into…

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Internal and external iliac artery

75
Q

The external iliac artery descends through the inguinal ligament to supply the lower limb. Once it passes the inguinal ligament it is now called the

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Femoral artery

76
Q

Next to the femoral artery is the

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Femoral vein

77
Q

What is in the femoral triangle

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Femoral nerve
Femoral artery
Femoral vein

78
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Femoral artery extends inferiorly down the medial aspect of the femur bone. Anterior to the adductor muscles. Through the adductor canal wraps around at the adductor tubercle to the posterior aspect of the leg. Into the popliteal fossa.

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Changing from femoral artery to popliteal artery and accompanied popliteal vein.

79
Q

Femoral (deep femoral) and popliteal artery in the this supplies

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Anterior, posterior, and medial muscles compartments of the thigh.

Hip joint
Knee joint

80
Q

Popliteal artery splits to form…

A

Posterior tibial artery

Anterior tibia artery

81
Q

Posterior artery supplies the..

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Posterior and lateral compartment of the leg.

82
Q

Posterior tibial artery spits under the medial malleolus to form…

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Medial and lateral plantar artery

83
Q

Arteries of the plantar aspect of the foot….

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Lateral plantar artery
Medial plantar artery
Plantar metatarsal artery
Deep plantar arch.

84
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Fibular artery descends off the posterior tibial artery. It supplies ….

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Posterior and lateral compartment of the leg.

85
Q

Anterior tibial artery passes over the ankle joint and changes to

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Dorsalis pedis artery.

86
Q

Anterior tibial artery supplies

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Anterior compartment of the leg and foot.

87
Q

Dorsalis pedis extends to the

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1st and 2nd metatarsals on the dorsal joint