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Overview
Overview of the muscles of the leg On the left image, the triceps surae muscle is removed in order to reveal the locations and relations of the plantaris muscle and the muscles that belong to the deep part of the posterior compartment of the leg. On the right image, the tibialis anterior muscle is removed, revealing the lateral leg muscles, as well as the anterior leg muscles that lie beneath it.
Keypoints
| Anterior compartment | Tibialis anterior, extensor digitorum longus, fibularis tertius, extensor hallucis longus |
| Lateral compartment | Fibularis longus, fibularis brevis |
| Posterior compartment |
Superficial part: Triceps surae (gastrocnemius + soleus), plantaris Deep part: Popliteus, tibialis posterior, flexor digitorum longus, flexor hallucis longus |
Atlas of Muscles of the leg
Tibialis anterior muscle (Musculus tibialis anterior)
anterior view
Extensor digitorum longus muscle (Musculus extensor digitorum longus)
anterior view
Fibularis tertius muscle (Musculus fibularis tertius)
anterior view
Extensor hallucis longus muscle (Musculus extensor hallucis longus)
anterior view
Fibularis longus muscle (Musculus fibularis longus)
anterior view
Fibularis brevis muscle (Musculus fibularis brevis)
anterior view
Gastrocnemius muscle (Musculus gastrocnemius)
posterior view
Soleus muscle (Musculus soleus)
posterior view
Plantaris muscle (Musculus plantaris)
posterior view
Popliteus muscle (Musculus popliteus)
posterior view
Tibialis posterior muscle (Musculus tibialis posterior)
posterior view
Flexor digitorum longus muscle (Musculus flexor digitorum longus)
posterior view
Flexor hallucis longus muscle (Musculus flexor hallucis longus)
posterior view
Reference
- https://kenhub.com
