MEDIVEERSETHE PRACTICAL HUBANATOMY / THE VISUAL PRACTICAL ATLASLower Limb
Lower Limb
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Hip, thigh, leg, ankle and foot.
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Nerves & vessels
Sciatic nerve
Supplies posterior thigh and, through its divisions, most leg and foot musculature.
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Nerves & vessels
Femoral nerve
Supplies anterior thigh muscles and anterior thigh/medial leg sensation through branches.
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Obturator nerve
Chief nerve of the medial thigh adductor compartment.
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Nerves & vessels
Tibial nerve
Supplies posterior leg and plantar foot muscles and sensation through branches.
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Common fibular nerve
Supplies lateral and anterior leg compartments through its branches.
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Nerves & vessels
Femoral and popliteal arteries
Major arterial route from pelvis through thigh to leg.
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Tibial arteries and dorsalis pedis
Supply leg and foot through communicating dorsal and plantar networks.
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Nerves & vessels
Great and small saphenous veins
Drain superficial lower-limb tissues; valves and muscle pumps assist venous return.
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