Leg and Dorsum of Foot

What are the functions of the foot?

Weight-bearing, lever in pushing-off during gait, and adjustments to uneven surfaces and different positions of leg over foot

What provides cutaneous innervation to the posterior thigh?

Posterior femoral cutaneous nerve

What does the term sural mean?

Calf

What does the term peroneal mean?

Lateral side of leg

What does the term calcaneal mean?

Heel

What provides cutaneous innervation for the medial surface of the leg?

Saphenous nerve

What provides cutaneous innervation for most of the lateral surface of the leg?

Sural nerve

What provides cutaneous innervation for the most lateral point of the leg?

Superficial fibular nerve

Where does the medial sural cutaneous nerve arise from?

Tibial nerve

Where does the lateral sural cutaneous nerve arise from?

Common fibular nerve

What is indicated by A?

Lateral sural cutaneous nerve

What is indicated by B?

Superficial fibular nerve

What is indicated by C?

Deep fibular nerve

What bone of the leg is medial?

Tibia

What bone of the leg is lateral?

Fibula

What is indicated by A?

Anterior intercondylar area

What is indicated by B?

Lateral condyle

What is indicated by C?

Apex of fibula

What is indicated by D?

Head of fibula

What is indicated by E?

Neck of fibula

What is indicated by F?

Lateral surface

What is indicated by G?

Anterior border

What is indicated by H?

Interosseous border

What is indicated by I?

Medial surface

What is indicated by J?

Fibula

What is indicted by K?

Lateral malleolus

What is indicated by L?

Articular facet of lateral malleolus

What is indicated by M?

Lateral intercondylar tubercle of intercondylar eminence

What is indicated by N?

Medial intercondylar tubercle of intercondylar eminence

What is indicated by O?

Medial condyle

What is indicated by P?

Gerdy’s tubercle (insertion of iliotibial tract)

What is indicated by Q?

Oblique line

What is indicated by R?

Tibial tuberosity

What is indicated by S?

Lateral surface

What is indicated by T?

Anterior border

What is indicated by U?

Interosseous border

What is indicated by V?

Medial surface

What is indicated by W?

Medial border

What is indicated by X?

Tibia

What is indicated by Y?

Medial malleolus

What is indicated by Z?

Articular facet of medial malleolus

What is indicated by AA?

Inferior articular surface

What is indicated by A?

Soleal line

What is indicated by B?

Nutrient foramen

What is indicated by A?

Phalanges

What is indicated by B?

Metatarsals

What is indicated by C?

Intermediate tarsal bone

What is indicated by D?

Navicular

What is indicated by E?

Tubercle (on under-surface)

What is indicated by F?

Distal phalange

What is indicated by G?

Middle phalange

What is indicated by H?

Proximal phalange

What is indicated by I?

Medial (cuneiform)

What is indicated by J?

Intermediate (cuneiform)

What is indicated by K?

Lateral cuneiform

What is indicated by L?

Cuneiforms

What is indicated by M?

Distal group of tarsal bones

What is indicated by N?

Cuboid

What is indicated by O?

Talus

What is indicated by P?

Calcaneus

What is indicated by Q?

Proximal group of tarsal bones

What is indicated by A?

Tibia

What is indicated by B?

Medial malleolus

What is indicated by C?

Talus

What is indicated by D?

Fibula

What is indicated by E?

Lateral malleolus

What is the general action of the posterior muscles of the leg?

Plantarflexion, digit flexion, inversion

What are the groups of the posterior muscles of the leg?

Superficial and deep

What are the superficial muscles of the posterior leg?

Gastrocnemius, soleus, and plantaris

What are the heads of gastrocnemius?

Medial and lateral

What are the attachments of gastrocnemius?

Lateral aspect of lateral femoral condyle, superior to medial condyle of femur, and posterior surface of calcaneus

What is the action of gastrocnemius?

Plantarflexes ankle when knee is extended, raises heel during walking, and flexes leg at knee

What innervates all the posterior muscles of the leg?

Tibial nerve

What are the attachments of soleus?

Posterior aspect of head of fibula and posterior surface of calcaneus

What is the action of soleus?

Plantarflexes ankle independent of position of knee and steadies leg on foot

What are the attachments of plantaris?

Inferior end of lateral supracondylar line and posteriomedial surface of calcaneus

What is the action of plantaris?

Weakly assists gastrocnemius in plantarflexing ankle and flexing knee

What is indicated by A?

Medial femoral epicondyle

What is indicated by B?

Triceps surae

What is indicated by C?

Lateral head of gastrocnemius

What is indicated by D?

Medial head of gastrocnemius

What is indicated by E?

Soleus

What is indicated by F?

Plantaris tendon

What is indicated by G?

Medial malleolus

What is indicated by H?

Talus

What is indicated by I?

Navicular

What is indicated by J?

First metatarsal

What is indicated by K?

Femur

What is indicated L?

Lateral femoral epicondyle

What is indicated by M?

Plantaris

What is indicated by N?

Achilles tendon

What is indicated by O?

Lateral malleolus

What is indicated by P?

Calcaneal tuberosity

What is indicated by Q?

Medial tibial condyle

What is indicated by R?

Tendinous arch of soleus

What is indicated by S?

Talocrural joint

What is indicated by T?

Sabtalar joint

What is indicated by U?

Head of fibula

What is indicated by V?

Calcaneus

What are the deep muscles of the posterior leg?

Flexor hallucis longus, flexor digitorum longus, tibialis posterior, and popliteus