Nerves of the Leg

Question 1

Saphenous nerve passes between

Answer 1

Tendons of sartorius and gracilis

Question 2

Tibial nerve passes

Answer 2

Through popliteal fossa to pass between heads of gastrocnemius and deep to soleus to run medial to tendo calcaneus

Question 3

Sural nerve formed by

Answer 3

Medial sural cutaneus nerve of tibial nerve

Communicating ramus of the lateral sural cutaneus branch of common peroneal nerve

Question 4

Sural nerve supplies

Answer 4

Posterior surface of leg

Lateral dorsal foot

Question 5

Sural nerve communicates with

Answer 5

Posterior femoral cutaneus nerve

Question 6

Terminal branches of tibial nerve

Answer 6

Medial and lateral plantar nerves

Question 7

Last branches of tibial nerve

Answer 7

Medial calcaneal branches

Question 8

Common peroneal passes

Answer 8

Parallel to long head of biceps femoris to pass between it and lateral head of gracilis at fibular head

Question 9

Common peroneal splits

Answer 9

Deep to peroneus longus into superficial and deep peroneal nerves

Question 10

Lateral sural cutaneus a branch of

Answer 10

Common peroneal nerve

Question 11

Lateral sural cutaneus supplies

Answer 11

Posterior and lateral surface of knee

Question 12

Superficial peroneal passes between

Answer 12

peroneus longus

EDL

Question 13

Deep peroneal passes

Answer 13

Anterior to interosseus membrane