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Dissection of medial aspect of left leg

Large saphenous vein; muscles of leg and foot, medial view

Image #194-2

KEYWORDS: Foot and toes, Leg, Muscles and tendons, Peripheral nervous system, Vasculature.

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Dissection of medial aspect of left leg

Large saphenous vein; muscles of leg and foot, medial view

The deep fascia of the leg and foot has been removed. However, the superficial nerves (1,7,18) and the large saphenous vein (11) have beem retained to illustrate their relations to the deeper structures.

1 .	Saphenous nerve (traceable to great toe)
2 .	Gastrocnemius muscle
3 .	Posterior tibial artery
4 .	Tendo calcaneus (Achilis)
5 .	Tibial nerve
6 .	Flexor retinaculum
7 .	Medial calcaneal branches of tibial nerve
8 .	Calcaneus
9 .	Abductor hallucis muscle
10 .	Plantar aponeurosis
11 .	Greater saphenous vein
12 .	Soleus muscle
13 .	Medial surface of tibia
14 .	Flexor digitorum longus muscle
15 .	Tibialis posterior muscle
16 .	Tibialis anterior muscle (tendon, covered by superior retinaculum)
17 .	Medial malleolus
18 .	Dorsal medial cutaneous nerve
19 .	Extensor hallucis longus muscle (tendon)