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