Unit 5 - Lower Limb: Compartments of the Leg (Ex. IV)

Question 1

L compartment

Answer 1

everters and plantar flexors of the foot:
- fibularis longus
- fibularis brevis
contents:
- superficial fibular n.
- muscular branches of fibular a. and vv. from P compartment

Question 2

superficial P compartment

Answer 2

plantar flexors of the foot:
- triceps surae - gastrocnemius and soleus
- plantaris
contents:
- tibial n.
- muscular branches of P tibial a. and vv. from deep P compartment

Question 3

deep P compartment

Answer 3

plantar flexors of the foot and toes; inverters of the foot:
  - tibialis P
  - flexor digitorum longus
  - flexor hallucis longus
  - popliteus **crosses knee and L rotates femur**
contents:
  - tibial n.
  - P tibial and fibular a. and vv.

Question 4

A compartment

Answer 4

dorsiflexors of the foot and toes; inverters of the foot:
  - tibialis A
  - extensor hallucis longus
  - extensor digitorum longus
  - fibularis tertius
contents:
  - deep fibular n.
  - A tibial a. and vv.