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The major bones of the leg are the femur (thigh bone), tibia (shin bone), and adjacent fibula, and these are all long bones. The patella (kneecap) is the sesamoid bone in front of the knee . Most of the leg skeleton has bony prominences and margins that can be palpated and some serve as anatomical landmarks that define the extent of the leg.
Lower portion of a human skeleton. Leg bones are the bones found in the leg. These can include the following: Femur – The bone in the thigh. Patella – The knee cap; Tibia – The shin bone, the larger of the two leg bones located below the knee cap; Fibula – The smaller of the two leg bones located below the patella
1 Muscles. 2 Action. 3 Nerve supply. ... Diagram of leg compartments. ... The lateral compartment of the leg is a fascial compartment of the lower leg.
Lower Limb, Leg, Calf fibula, medial border of tibia (soleal line) tendo calcaneus: sural arteries: tibial nerve, specifically, nerve roots L 5 –S 2: plantarflexes ankle: tibialis anterior: 2 1 plantaris: Lower Limb, Leg, Posterior compartment, Superficial lateral supracondylar ridge of femur above lateral head of gastrocnemius
The anterior compartment of the leg is supplied by the deep fibular nerve (deep peroneal nerve), a branch of the common fibular nerve. The nerve contains axons from the L4, L5, and S1 spinal nerves. Blood for the compartment is supplied by the anterior tibial artery, which runs between the tibialis anterior and extensor digitorum longus muscles.
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In human anatomy, the tibia is the second largest bone next to the femur. As in other vertebrates the tibia is one of two bones in the lower leg, the other being the fibula, and is a component of the knee and ankle joints. The ossification or formation of the bone starts from three centers, one in the shaft and one in each extremity.
The calf (pl.: calves; Latin: sura) is the back portion of the lower leg in human anatomy. [1] The muscles within the calf correspond to the posterior compartment of the leg. The two largest muscles within this compartment are known together as the calf muscle and attach to the heel via the Achilles tendon. Several other, smaller muscles attach ...