Anterior compartment of leg

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Anterior compartment of leg

Cross-section through middle of leg. (Anterior compartment at upper left; lateral at center left; deep posterior at center; superficial posterior at bottom right.
Artery	anterior tibial artery
Nerve	deep peroneal nerve

The anterior compartment of the leg is supplied by the deep peroneal nerve and anterior tibial artery.

It contains the dorsiflexors (tibialis anterior, extensor hallucis longus, extensor digitorum longus, fibularis tertius).^[1]^[2]

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v • d • e General anatomy of lower limbs
Buttocks	Gluteal sulcus - Gluteal cleft
Thigh	Fascial compartments of thigh (Anterior, Medial, Posterior) Inguinal ligament • Pectineal ligament • Lacunar ligament • Reflected inguinal ligament • Conjoint tendon • Interfoveolar ligament Adductor canal • Adductor hiatus Obturator membrane/Obturator canal Femoral triangle • Femoral sheath (Femoral canal) • Femoral ring Zona orbicularis Saphenous opening • Iliotibial tract fascia (Fascia lata, Fascia cribrosa)
Cnemis (anatomic leg)	Popliteal fossa • Calf • Shin • Pes anserinus • Fascial compartments of leg (Anterior, Lateral, Posterior)
Foot	Heel • Toe (Hallux, Fifth toe) • Sole • Achilles tendon • Tarsal tunnel • Retinacula (Peroneal, Inferior extensor, Superior extensor) • fascia (Plantar fascia)

v • d • e List of muscles of lower limbs
ILIAC REGION/ILIOPSOAS	psoas major/psoas minor - iliacus
BUTTOCKS	gluteals: (maximus, medius, minimus) - tensor fasciae latae lateral rotator group: piriformis - obturator externus/obturator internus - inferior gemellus/superior gemellus - quadratus femoris
THIGH	anterior compartment: sartorius - quadriceps (rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus intermedius, vastus medialis) - articularis genu posterior compartment/hamstring: biceps femoris - semitendinosus, semimembranosus medial compartment/adductor: gracilis - pectineus - adductor brevis - adductor longus - adductor magnus
LEG	anterior compartment: tibialis anterior - extensor hallucis longus - extensor digitorum longus - fibularis tertius posterior compartment: superficial - calf/triceps surae (gastrocnemius, soleus) - plantaris - deep - popliteus - tarsal tunnel (flexor hallucis longus, flexor digitorum longus, tibialis posterior) lateral compartment: fibularis muscles (longus, brevis)
FOOT	dorsal - extensor digitorum brevis - extensor hallucis brevis plantar - 1st layer (abductor hallucis, flexor digitorum brevis, abductor digiti minimi) - 2nd layer (quadratus plantae, lumbrical muscle) - 3rd layer (flexor hallucis brevis, adductor hallucis - flexor digiti minimi brevis) - 4th layer (dorsal interossei, plantar interossei)

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