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Posterior compartment of leg
Latin	compartimentum cruris posterius
Gray's	subject #129 482
Artery	posterior tibial artery
Nerve	tibial nerve

The posterior compartment of the leg is supplied by the tibial nerve.

It contains the plantar flexors:^[1]

deep: popliteus, flexor hallucis longus, flexor digitorum longus, tibialis posterior

superficial/calf: gastrocnemius, soleus, plantaris

References

^ postleg at The Anatomy Lesson by Wesley Norman (Georgetown University)

External links

Diagram at patientcareonline.com

List of muscles of lower limbs (TA A04.7, GA 4.465)

ILIAC Region
/ ILIOPSOAS

psoas major/psoas minor · iliacus

BUTTOCKS

gluteals: (maximus, medius, minimus) · tensor fasciae latae

lateral rotator group: quadratus femoris · inferior gemellus · obturator internus · superior gemellus · piriformis

THIGH /
compartments

LEG/
Crus/
compartments

Anterior	tibialis anterior · extensor hallucis longus · extensor digitorum longus · fibularis tertius

Posterior	superficial · triceps surae (gastrocnemius, soleus, accessory soleus, Achilles tendon) · plantaris deep · tarsal tunnel (flexor hallucis longus, flexor digitorum longus, tibialis posterior) · popliteus

Lateral	fibularis muscles (longus, brevis)

Fascia	Pes anserinus crural fascia (Anterior crural intermuscular septum, Posterior crural intermuscular septum, Transverse intermuscular septum)

FOOT

Dorsal	extensor hallucis brevis · extensor digitorum brevis

Plantar	1st layer (abductor hallucis, flexor digitorum brevis, abductor digiti minimi) · 2nd layer (quadratus plantae, lumbrical muscle) · 3rd layer (flexor hallucis brevis, adductor hallucis, flexor digiti minimi brevis) · 4th layer (dorsal interossei, plantar interossei)

Fascia	Plantar fascia retinacula (Fibular, Inferior extensor, Superior extensor, Flexor)

M: MUS, DF+DRCT

anat (h/n, u, t/d, a/p, l)/phys/devp/hist

noco(m, s, c)/cong(d)/tumr, sysi/epon, injr

proc, drug (M1A/3)

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