Unit 5 - Lower Limb: Fascia and Compartments (Ex. IV)

Question 1

crural fascia

Answer 1

invests muscles of the leg

forms flexor and extensor retinacula @ the ankle

Question 2

plantar aponeurosis

Answer 2

thickened longitudinal band of fascia on the sole of the foot

Question 3

digital fibrous sheaths

Answer 3

extensions of the plantar aponeurosis onto the toes - enclose flexor tendons

Question 4

deep fascia compartments:

Answer 4

A, M, and P compartments of thigh
A, L, superficial P, and deep P (crural) compartments of the leg
M, L, central, and interosseous compartments of the sole of the foot
dorsal compartment on the dorsum of the foot

Question 5

fascia lata

Answer 5

surrounds muscles of the thigh

form the IT tract L - extends from iliac crest –> tibial tubercle