LOWER LIMB SPECIMENS

1. MUSCLES OF GLUTEAL REGION

BLUE PIN – GLUTEUS MAXIMUS

YELLOW PIN – GLUTEUS MEDIUS
GREEN PIN – GLUTEUS MINIMUS
2. ANTERIOR COMPARTMENT OF THIGH

RED PIN – SARTORIUS

YELLOW PIN – RECTUS FEMORIS
WHITE PIN – VASTUS MEDIALIS
BLUE PIN – VASTUS LATERALIS
GREEN PIN – VASTUS INTERMEDIUS
BIG RED PIN – ILIOTIBIAL TRACT
(GLUETUS MAXIMUS + TENSOR FASCIA
LATA)
3. MEDIAL COMPARTMENT OF THIGH

GREEN PIN – ADDUCTOR LONGUS

WHITE PIN – PECTINEUS
BLUE PIN – ADDUCTOR MAGNUS
YELLOW PIN – GRACILLIS
RED PIN – ADDUCTOR BREVIS
4. POSTERIOR COMPARTMENT OF
THIGH

RED PIN – SEMIMEMBRANOSUS

WHITE PIN – SEMITENDINOSUS
BLUE PIN – BICEPS FEMORIS
YELLOW PIN – SCIATIC NERVE
GREEN PIN – TIBIAL NERVE
RED PAPER CLIP – COMMON
PERONEAL NERVE ( RUNS BELOW
BICEPS FEMORIS)
5. PES ANSERINUS OR GUY ROPE
MUSCLES

RED PIN – SARTORIUS

GREEN PIN – GRACILLIS
WHITE PIN - SEMITENDINOSUS

(PNEMONIC- A GIRL BETWEEN TWO

SURGEONS)
6. ANTERIOR COMPARTMENT OF LEG
RED PIN – PERONEUS TERTIUS
BLUE PIN – EXTENSOR DIGITORUM
LONGUS
YELLOW PIN – EXTENSOR HALLUCIS
LONGUS
GREEN PIN – TIBIALIS ANTERIOR
7. POSTERIOR COMPARTMENT OF
LEG

BLUE PIN - GASTROCNEMIUS ( HAS

2 HEADS, PINNED HEAD IS MEDIAL
ONE)
GREEN PIN – SOLEUS
RED PIN – PLANTARIS
YELLOW PIN – TENDOCALCANEUS
ARROW INDICATES THE
GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE WHICH IS
CUT AND FLIPPED BACK.
RED PIN – TIBIALIS POSTERIOR
YELLOW PIN – FLEXOR DIGITORUM
LONGUS
GREEN PIN – POSTERIOR TIBIAL
ARTERY
WHITE PIN – POSTERIOR TIBIAL NERVE
BLUE PIN – FLEXOR HALLUCIS LONGUS

(PNEMONIC- TOM, DUMBELDORE AND

NOT HARRY)
8. LATERAL COMPARTMENT OF LEG

YELLOW PIN – PERONEUS BREVIS

BLUE PIN – PERONEUS LONGUS

PREPARED BY – MEHARPREET AND LAWSHILA- BATCH 2021