Lower limb 2
Anterior femur
- Femoral head/neck
- Greater/lesser trochanter
- Intertrochanteric line
- Medial/lateral epicondyles
- Medial/lateral condyles
Posterior femur
- Intertrochanteric crest
- Linea aspera
- Medial/lateral supracondylar ridge
Knee joint
- Synovial joint
- Hinge (modified)
- Extension/Flexion
Posterior thigh muscles
- Innervation - sciatic nerve
- Blood supply - femoral/popliteal artery
- Biceps femoris
- Semitendinosus
- Semimembranosus
Anterior compartment muscles
- Psoas
- Iliacus
- Sartorius
- Rectus femoris
- Vastus medialis/intermedius/lateralis
Stabilising the knee
- Collateral ligaments
- Menisci
- Cruciate ligaments - Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL), Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL)
Ankle joint
- Synovial joint
- Multiple joints
Anterior leg
- Tibialis anterior
- Extensor digitorum longus
- Extensor hallucis longus
Digitorium - digits (fingers/toes) Hallucis - Big toe Longus - long bone - Innervation - deep peroneal nerve
- Blood supply - Anterior tibial artery
Lateral leg
- Fibularis longus/brevis/tertius
Brevis - brief (short) - Innervation - superficial fibular nerve
- Blood supply - anterior tibial and fibular artery
Posterior leg
Superficial compartment
- Plantaris
- Gastrocnemius
- Soleus
- Innervation - tibial nerve
- Blood supply - fibular and posterior tibial
Deep compartment
- Tibialis posterior
- Flexor digitorium/hallucis longus
Nerves of the lower limb
- Femoral - anterior thigh muscles, skin on medial leg
- Obturator - medial thigh muscles
- Sciatic - hamstrings, posterior thigh
- Common fibular:
- Superficial - lateral leg
- Deep - Anterior leg and dorsal muscle of the foot
- Tibial - posterior leg and intrinsic muscles of the foot