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Which nerve approches the knee and divides into two branches the fibular nerve and the tibial nerve?
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What nerve splits into the common fibular and tibial nerves?
sciatic nerve
Three veins serving the leg?
anterior tibial, femoral, posterior tibialfemoral, posterior tibial, anterior tibial
What does Tibial nerve do?
Tibial nerves main function is to plantar flex and invert the foot
What does the Anterior tibial drains into?
popliteal vein
Is the patella and tibial tuberosity easy to palpate?
Yes, they are.
What nerve splits into the common fibular and tibial nerves?
sciatic nerve
The sciatic nerve is composed of what two nerves?
the common peroneal nerve and the tibial nerve:Common Peroneal Nerve, comprised of nerve fibers from L5, S1, S2, and S3.Tibial Nerve comprised of nerve fibers from L4, L5, S1, S2 and S3)
What does the term tibial-fibular fracture mean?
it means that you fractured part of your tibia and fibula
What is the name of the artery that supplies blood to your leg?
The posterior tibial artery carries blood to the posterior of the leg. This artery also branches off into the fibular artery, which supplies blood to the lateral compartment of the leg.
Which nerve roots make up the sciatic nerve?
The sciatic nerve is a combination of the common fibular (peroneal) nerve and the tibial nerve.
What contributes to the formation of the popliteal vein?
The popliteal vein carries blood from the knee to the thigh and calf muscles and ultimately to the heart. The vein is formed from the merging of the two posterior tibial veins and ends as it merges in to the femoral vein.
Point where the patellar ligament attaches?
TIBIAL TUBEROSITY
Which neuron sends message from the spinal cord to your foot?
There is no one 'neuron' - different aspects of your foot are supplied by different nerves, each of which contains many neurons. Mainly the innervation of the foot comes from the tibial and the common peroneal (fibular) nerves, both of which branch from the sciatic nerve.
What is the major artery that supplies blood to the lower part of the leg the calf?
It is called the femoral artery that branches out into 2 tibial arteries and one peroneal artery.
Three veins serving the leg?
anterior tibial, femoral, posterior tibialfemoral, posterior tibial, anterior tibial
What is tibial spiking?
Tibial spiking (spurring of tibial spines), is considered as one of the features of osteoarthritis. The other two are eburnation, and osteophytes.
What is tibial spine spiking?
Tibial spiking (spurring of tibial spines), is considered as one of the features of osteoarthritis. The other two are eburnation, and osteophytes.
