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  2. Human leg - Wikipedia

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    The leg is the entire lower limb of the human body, including the foot, thigh or sometimes even the hip or buttock region. The major bones of the leg are the femur (thigh bone), tibia (shin bone), and adjacent fibula.

  3. Fascial compartments of leg - Wikipedia

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    The septa are formed from the fascia which is made up of a strong type of connective tissue. The fascia also separates the skeletal muscles from the subcutaneous tissue. [2] Due to the great pressure placed on the leg, from the column of blood from the heart to the feet, the fascia is very thick in order to support the leg muscles. [3]

  4. Tibialis anterior muscle - Wikipedia

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    The tibialis anterior muscle is a muscle of the anterior compartment of the lower leg. It originates from the upper portion of the tibia; it inserts into the medial cuneiform and first metatarsal bones of the foot. It acts to dorsiflex and invert the foot. This muscle is mostly located near the shin.

  5. Anterior compartment of leg - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. Calf (leg) - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  7. Lateral compartment of leg - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. Tibialis posterior muscle - Wikipedia

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    The tibialis posterior muscle is a key muscle for stabilization of the lower leg. It also contracts to produce inversion of the foot, and assists in the plantarflexion of the foot at the ankle. [3] The tibialis posterior has a major role in supporting the medial arch of the foot.

  9. Category:Muscles of the lower limb - Wikipedia

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    Fascial compartments of leg; Fibularis brevis; Fibularis longus; Fibularis muscles; Fibularis tertius; Flexor digiti minimi brevis muscle of foot; Flexor digitorum brevis muscle; Flexor digitorum longus muscle; Flexor hallucis brevis muscle; Flexor hallucis longus muscle

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