anterolateral leg - PAS 407 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
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What supplies the lateral compartment of the leg? fibular artery and branches
What supplies the anterior compartment of the leg? anterior tibial artery
what innervates the anterior compartment of the leg? deep fibular nerve
What innervates the lateral compartment of the leg? superficial fibular nerve
What is the general function of the anterior leg muscles? dorsiflexion of the ankle
Where does the extensor digitorum muscle longus lie? lateral anterior compartment of the leg
where does the tibialis anterior muscle lie? medial anterior compartment of the leg
medial cuneiform and base of first metatarsal
Where does the tibialis anterior insert?
What are the functions of the extensor digitorum longus
dorsiflexion as well as digital extensor
muscle?
dorsal surface of phalanges 2-5
Where does the extensor digitorum longus insert?
extensor of the hallucis (big toe or 1st digit)
What is the function of the extensor hallucis longus mus-
cle?
Answers
What supplies the lateral compartment of the leg? fibular artery and branches
What supplies the anterior compartment of the leg? anterior tibial artery
what innervates the anterior compartment of the leg? deep fibular nerve
What innervates the lateral compartment of the leg? superficial fibular nerve
What is the general function of the anterior leg muscles? dorsiflexion of the ankle
Where does the extensor digitorum muscle longus lie? lateral anterior compartment of the leg
where does the tibialis anterior muscle lie? medial anterior compartment of the leg
medial cuneiform and base of first metatarsal
Where does the tibialis anterior insert?
What are the functions of the extensor digitorum longus
dorsiflexion as well as digital extensor
muscle?
dorsal surface of phalanges 2-5
Where does the extensor digitorum longus insert?
extensor of the hallucis (big toe or 1st digit)
What is the function of the extensor hallucis longus mus-
cle?
