leg
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Front | Back | Image Needed |
Nerve supply of lateral compartment of leg? | Superficial peroneal nerve | Lateral compartment of leg anatomy |
Muscles of lateral compartment of leg? | Peroneus longus + Peroneus brevis | Lateral compartment of leg anatomy |
Main action of lateral compartment of leg? | Eversion of foot | Lateral compartment of leg anatomy |
What is eversion? | Sole faces outward | Foot inversion and eversion diagram |
Muscles causing eversion? | Peroneus longus + Peroneus brevis | Foot inversion and eversion diagram |
What is inversion? | Sole faces inward | Foot inversion and eversion diagram |
Muscles causing inversion? | Tibialis anterior + Tibialis posterior | Foot inversion and eversion diagram |
Comparison of inversion and eversion muscles? | Tibialis anterior + Tibialis posterior vs Peroneus longus + Peroneus brevis | Foot inversion and eversion diagram |
Joints responsible for inversion and eversion of foot? | Subtalar joint + Talocalcaneonavicular joint | Foot inversion and eversion diagram |
Joint responsible for dorsiflexion and plantar flexion? | Ankle joint | Ankle movements diagram |
What is dorsiflexion? | Foot moves upward toward shin | Ankle movements diagram |
Main muscles of dorsiflexion? | Tibialis anterior + Extensor hallucis longus + Extensor digitorum longus + Peroneus tertius | Anterior compartment of leg anatomy |
What is plantar flexion? | Standing on toes | Ankle movements diagram |
Main muscles of plantar flexion? | Gastrocnemius + Soleus + Plantaris + others | Posterior compartment of leg anatomy |
Most stable position of foot? | Dorsiflexion | Ankle movements diagram |
Definition of foot drop? | Inability to dorsiflex foot | Foot drop clinical image |
Most common cause of foot drop? | Common peroneal nerve injury | Foot drop clinical image |
Features of foot drop? | Loss of dorsiflexion + Loss of eversion + Sensory loss | Foot drop clinical image |
Effect of deep peroneal nerve injury? | Loss of dorsiflexion | Foot drop clinical image |
Main arterial pathway of lower limb? | External iliac → Femoral → Popliteal → Anterior tibial → Dorsalis pedis | Lower limb arterial tree |
Posterior arterial pathway of lower limb? | Popliteal → Posterior tibial → Plantar arteries | Lower limb arterial tree |
Main artery of thigh? | Femoral artery | Lower limb arterial tree |
Femoral artery becomes which artery and where? | Popliteal artery after adductor hiatus | Lower limb arterial tree |
Location of popliteal artery? | Popliteal fossa | Lower limb arterial tree |
Terminal branches of popliteal artery? | Anterior tibial + Posterior tibial arteries | Lower limb arterial tree |
Dorsalis pedis artery continuation of? | Anterior tibial artery | Lower limb arterial tree |
Clinical importance of dorsalis pedis artery? | Common pulse site | Arterial pulse points of lower limb |
Posterior tibial pulse felt where? | Behind medial malleolus | Arterial pulse points of lower limb |
Superficial veins of lower limb? | Great saphenous vein + Small saphenous vein | Lower limb venous drainage |
Deep veins of lower limb? | Femoral vein + Popliteal vein + Tibial veins | Lower limb venous drainage |
Longest vein in body? | Great saphenous vein | Lower limb venous drainage |
Nerve accompanying great saphenous vein? | Saphenous nerve | Lower limb venous drainage |
Function of perforator veins? | Connect superficial and deep veins | Perforator veins and varicose veins diagram |
Feature of perforator veins? | One-way valves | Perforator veins and varicose veins diagram |
Direction of blood flow through perforators? | Superficial → Deep | Perforator veins and varicose veins diagram |
Hunterian perforator? | Mid-thigh perforator | Perforator veins and varicose veins diagram |
Boyd perforator? | Below knee | Perforator veins and varicose veins diagram |
Cockett perforator? | Medial ankle | Perforator veins and varicose veins diagram |
Additional perforator? | Lateral ankle | Perforator veins and varicose veins diagram |
Definition of varicose veins? | Dilated tortuous superficial veins | Perforator veins and varicose veins diagram |
Cause of varicose veins? | Incompetent perforator valves | Perforator veins and varicose veins diagram |
Classical appearance of varicose veins? | Bluish-black tortuous veins | Varicose veins clinical image |
Groin dermatome? | L1 | Lower limb dermatome map |
Knee dermatome? | L3 | Lower limb dermatome map |
Medial leg dermatome? | L4 | Lower limb dermatome map |
Great toe dermatome? | L5 | Lower limb dermatome map |
Posterior leg and foot dermatome? | S1 | Lower limb dermatome map |
Perineal dermatome? | S3-S5 | Lower limb dermatome map |
Structures identified on hip X-ray? | Head of femur + Greater trochanter + Obturator foramen | Labeled hip X-ray |
Structures identified on knee X-ray? | Femur + Patella + Tibia + Fibula | Labeled knee X-ray |
Structures identified on foot X-ray? | Talus + Calcaneum + Navicular + Cuboid + Cuneiforms | Labeled foot X-ray |
Housemaid’s knee? | Prepatellar bursitis | Prepatellar bursitis clinical image |
Clergyman’s knee? | Infrapatellar bursitis | Infrapatellar bursitis clinical image |
Muscle attached to capsule of hip joint? | Rectus femoris | Hip joint anatomy labeled |
Nerve supply of capsule of knee joint? | Genicular branch of obturator nerve | Knee joint innervation diagram |
Cause of tarsal tunnel syndrome? | Compression of tibial nerve | Tarsal tunnel anatomy |