| Anterior compartment of leg | |
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| Cross-section through middle of left leg. (Anterior compartment at upper left; lateral at center left; deep posterior at center; superficial posterior at bottom right. | |
| Latin | compartimentum cruris anterius |
| Gray's | subject #129 480 |
| Artery | anterior tibial artery |
| Nerve | deep fibular nerve |
The anterior compartment of the leg is supplied by the deep fibular nerve and anterior tibial artery.
It contains the dorsiflexors (tibialis anterior, extensor hallucis longus, extensor digitorum longus, fibularis tertius).[1][2]
Notes and references
- ^ antlegdorsalfoot at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University)
- ^ Mnemonic at medicalmnemonics.com 1257
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