CHAPTER 57

Question 1

compartmentalization of the leg

• the arrangement of _____, _____, and _____ subdivides the leg into compartments
• fascia
• -two fascial extensions attach to the _____ laterally:
• –_____
• –_____
• -one layer of fascia connects the _____ portion of the _____ with the _____, the _____ fascia of the leg
• -these three facial layers plus the _____ subdivide the leg into _____ compartments:

1. the _____ is located anteriorly to the _____ and the _____
2. the _____ is located on the lateral side of the leg between the _____ and the _____
3. the _____ is located posterior to the _____ of the leg and medial to the _____
4. the _____ is located posterior to the _____ and anterior to the _____ of the leg

Answer 1

bones
interosseous membrane 
fascia
fibula 
anterior intermuscular septum
posterior intermuscular septum
posterior
tibia
fibula
deep transverse
interosseous membrane 
4
anterior compartment
interosseous membrane 
anterior intermuscular septum
lateral compartment 
anterior intermuscular septum
posterior intermuscular septum
superficial posterior compartment 
deep transverse fascia 
posterior intermuscular septum
deep posterior compartment 
interosseous membrane 
deep transverse fascia