Bassett Collection of Stereoscopic Images of Human Anatomy
Dissection of dorsolateral aspect of left foot and ankle
Blood vessels and extensor tendons of toes; terminal branches of deep peroneal nerve, viewed from above
Image #198-2
KEYWORDS: Ankle, Foot and toes, Muscles and tendons, Peripheral nervous system, Vasculature.
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Dissection of dorsolateral aspect of left foot and ankle
Blood vessels and extensor tendons of toes; terminal branches of deep peroneal nerve, viewed from above
The extensor tendons continue distally onto the toes to form extensor expansions (1) similar to those found in the fingers.
- Extensor expansion
- Dorsal digital arteries
- Dorsal metatarsal arteries
- Tendons of extensor digitorum brevis muscle
- 5th metatarsal bone
- Tendons of extensor digitorum longus muscle
- Dorsal digital nerve to medial second toe
- Dorsal digital nerve to lateral first toe
- Capsule of 1st metatarsophalangeal joint
- 1st dorsal interosseus muscle
- Dorsalis pedis artery
- Deep peroneal nerve
- Abductor hallucis muscle
- Extensor hallucis brevis muscle
- Sheath of extensor digitorum longus tendon