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23 Cards in this Set
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what muscles form the borders of the popliteal fossa?
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the semimembranous, semitendinous, biceps femoris, and two heads of the gastrocnemius
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what's in the popliteal fossa?
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the popliteal artery and vein, tibial and common fibular nerves, fat, and lymph nodes
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what does the popliteal artery bifurcate into?
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the anterior and posterior tibial arteries
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what artery gives off the fibular artery?
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the posterior tibial artery
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what artery becomes the dorsalis pedis?
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the anterior tibial artery
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which nerve accompanies the posterior tibial artery?
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the tibial nerve
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what innervates all of the muscles of the posterior compartment of the leg?
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the tibial nerve
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what muscles are in the superficial group of the posterior leg?
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the gastrocnemius, plantaris, and soleus
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what is the calcaneal tendon?
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aka achillies tendon, all of the posterior superficial leg muscles insert on the posterior calcaneus via it
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what are the deep group of posterior leg muscles?
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the flexor hallicus longus, flexor digitorum longus, tibialis posterior, and popliteus
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what is the order of the structures passing posterior to the medial malleolus (anterior to posterior)?
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tibialis posterior tendon, flexor digitorum longus tendon, posterior tibial artery, posterior tibial vein, tibial nerve, and flexor hallicus longus tendon
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does the fibula participate in the knee joint?
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no
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which of the knee menisci is attached to a collateral ligament?
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the medial meniscus is attached to the tibial collateral ligament
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where are the pcl and acl with respect to the synovial cavity and joint capsule of the knee?
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they are within the joint capsule but outside of the synovial cavity of the knee
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what are the three joints between the fibula and tibia?
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proximal, distal, and interosseus
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what are the two divisions of the sciatic nerve?
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the tibial and common fibular
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where does the sural nerve travel to?
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the lateral malleolus
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what vein travels posterior to the lateral malleolus?
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the small saphenous vein
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what does the posterior tibial nerve travel with?
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the posterior tibial artery
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what are the functions of the acl and pcl?
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keep the tibia and fibula from separating from each other and also keep them from moving anterior or posterior relative to each other
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what direction of displacement does the acl prevent?
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anterior
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what direction of displacement does the pcl prevent?
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posterior
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what direction does the femur rotate upon locking the knee?
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medially
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