Dissection of posterior aspect of left leg

Nerves to deep flexor muscles, close-up view of upper area of leg

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Image #195-7

Dissection of posterior aspect of left leg Nerves to deep flexor muscles, close-up view of upper area of leg The tibial nerve has been elevated and put under traction to stretch the various muscular branches that have been exposed within the dissected area. 1 . Popliteal artery 2 . Oblique popliteal ligament 3 . Lateral inferior genicular artery 4 . Tibial nerve (elevated) 5 . Muscular branch Tibial nerve (to popliteus muscle and tibialis posterior muscle) 6 . Muscular branch of tibial nerve (to flexor digitorum longus muscle) 7 . Body of fibula 8 . Anterior tibial artery (passing into anterior compartment of leg) 9 . Posterior tibial artery 10 . Soleus muscle (origin) 11 . Muscular branch of tibial nerve (to flexor hallucis longus muscle) 12 . Peroneal artery 13 . Tibialis posterior muscle 14 . Flexor hallucis longus muscle 15 . Medial inferior genicular artery 16 . Semimembranosus muscle (insertion) 17 . Gracilis muscle (insertion) 18 . Sartorius muscle (insertion) 19 . Semitendinosus muscle (insertion) 20 . Flexor digitorum longus muscle 21 . Posterior tibial veins