Bassett Collection of Stereoscopic Images of Human Anatomy
Dissection of posterior aspect of left leg
Superficial nerves and blood vessels of leg, posterior view
Image #194-3
KEYWORDS: Leg, Peripheral nervous system, Vasculature.
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Dissection of posterior aspect of left leg
Superficial nerves and blood vessels of leg, posterior view
- Perforating vein (connecting with veins in gastrocnemius muscle)
- Lateral cutaneous sural nerve
- Crural fascia
- Lesser saphenous vein
- Tela subcutanea
- Cutaneous branch of posterior tibial artery
- Branch of medial sural cutaneous nerve
- Communication between large and small saphenous veins
- Sural nerve
- Tendo calcaneus (covered by fascia)