STRUCTURES TO BE IDENTIFIED:

ANTERIOR & MEDIAL COMPARTMENTS OF THE THIGH

1. Long saphenous vein

2. Fascia lata
3. Iliotibial tract
Anterior compartment of the thigh Sartorius
Tensor fascia lata
4. Sartorius
5. Rectus femoris
6. Vastus lateralis
7. Vastus medialis
8. Vastus intermedius
9. Iliopsoas
10. Pectineus
Medial Compartment
11. Adductor longus Iliotibial tract
12. Gracilis
13. Adductor brevis
14. Adductor magnus
15. Adductor brevis
16. Obturator externus Rectus femoris
17. Neurovascular structures
a. Femoral vein
b. Femoral artery Quadriceps
i. Profunda femoris/ deep femoral
Vastus lateralis
c. Femoral nerve
femoris
d. Obturator nerve
e. Saphenous nerve Vastus medialis
f. Nerve to vastus medialis
18. Quadriceps tendon
19. Patellar ligament
Quadriceps
tendon

Patellar ligament

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STRUCTURES TO BE IDENTIFIED:
ANTERIOR & MEDIAL COMPARTMENTS OF THE THIGH

1. Long saphenous vein

2. Fascia lata
3. Iliotibial tract
Anterior compartment of the thigh
4. Sartorius
Psoas major
5. Rectus femoris Iliopsoas
Iliacus
6. Vastus lateralis
7. Vastus medialis Sartorius
8. Vastus intermedius
9. Iliopsoas Femoral nerve
10. Pectineus
Medial Compartment Femoral artery
11. Adductor longus Tensor fascia lata
12. Gracilis
13. Adductor brevis Pectineus
14. Adductor magnus
15. Adductor brevis Profunda femoris/ deep femoral artery
16. Obturator externus Iliotibial tract
17. Neurovascular structures
Adductor longus
a. Femoral vein
b. Femoral artery
i. Profunda femoris/ deep femoral Saphenous nerve
c. Femoral nerve Vastus intermedius
Nerve to vastus medialis
d. Obturator nerve
e. Saphenous nerve Vastus lateralis
f. Nerve to vastus medialis Gracilis Quadriceps femoris
18. Quadriceps tendon
19. Patellar ligament Vastus medialis

Rectus femoris

Quadriceps tendon
Patella

Patellar ligament
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STRUCTURES TO BE IDENTIFIED:
ANTERIOR & MEDIAL COMPARTMENTS OF THE THIGH

1. Long saphenous vein

2. Fascia lata
3. Iliotibial tract
Anterior compartment of the thigh
4. Sartorius
5. Rectus femoris Sartorius, proximal
6. Vastus lateralis Femoral artery
7. Vastus medialis
8. Vastus intermedius Femoral vein
9. Iliopsoas
10. Pectineus
Medial Compartment Pectineus Femoral nerve
11. Adductor longus
12. Gracilis
13. Adductor brevis
14. Adductor magnus Long saphenous vein
15. Adductor brevis Profunda femoris/
16. Obturator externus deep femoral artery
17. Neurovascular structures
a. Femoral vein Adductor longus
b. Femoral artery
i. Profunda femoris/ deep femoral
c. Femoral nerve Gracilis Rectus femoris
d. Obturator nerve
e. Saphenous nerve
f. Nerve to vastus medialis Saphenous nerve
18. Quadriceps tendon
19. Patellar ligament
Nerve to vastus medialis Vastus lateralis

Vastus medialis
Quadriceps tendon
Sartorius, distal

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STRUCTURES TO BE IDENTIFIED:
ANTERIOR & MEDIAL COMPARTMENTS OF THE THIGH Femoral nerve

1. Long saphenous vein

Femoral vein
2. Fascia lata
3. Iliotibial tract
Anterior compartment of the thigh Pectineus Sartorius, proximal
4. Sartorius
5. Rectus femoris
Iliopsoas
6. Vastus lateralis Femoral artery
7. Vastus medialis
8. Vastus intermedius Tensor fascia lata
9. Iliopsoas Long saphenous vein
10. Pectineus
Medial Compartment Profunda femoris/
11. Adductor longus Adductor longus deep femoral artery
12. Gracilis
13. Adductor brevis
14. Adductor magnus Gracilis
15. Adductor brevis Rectus femoris
16. Obturator externus
17. Neurovascular structures Saphenous nerve
a. Femoral vein
b. Femoral artery
i. Profunda femoris/ deep femoral
c. Femoral nerve Nerve to vastus medialis Vastus lateralis
d. Obturator nerve
e. Saphenous nerve
f. Nerve to vastus medialis
18. Quadriceps tendon
Sartorius, distal
19. Patellar ligament Quadriceps
tendon

Vastus medialis

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STRUCTURES TO BE IDENTIFIED:
ANTERIOR & MEDIAL COMPARTMENTS OF THE THIGH

1. Long saphenous vein

2. Fascia lata Femoral nerve
3. Iliotibial tract
Anterior compartment of the thigh
4. Sartorius Femoral vein Sartorius
5. Rectus femoris
6. Vastus lateralis
7. Vastus medialis
Obturator externus Iliopsoas
8. Vastus intermedius
9. Iliopsoas
10. Pectineus Tensor fascia lata
Medial Compartment Obturator nerve
11. Adductor longus
12. Gracilis
Long saphenous vein Femoral artery
13. Adductor brevis
14. Adductor magnus
15. Adductor brevis Profunda femoris/ Deep femoral artery
Adductor brevis
16. Obturator externus
17. Neurovascular structures
a. Femoral vein Saphenous nerve
b. Femoral artery Vastus intermedius
i. Profunda femoris/ deep femoral
c. Femoral nerve Adductor magnus
d. Obturator nerve
e. Saphenous nerve
Vastus lateralis
f. Nerve to vastus medialis Nerve to vastus medialis Quadriceps femoris
18. Quadriceps tendon
19. Patellar ligament Vastus medialis
Gracilis

Rectus femoris

Quadriceps tendon

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 Femoral head Trochanteric fossa

Greater trochanter
Fovea capitis
for ligamentum teres femoris

Femoral neck Intertrochanteric line

Lesser trochanter

Pectineal line Gluteal tuberosity

Lateral
Medial supracondylar
Linea aspera supracondylar ridge
Linea aspera ridge
(medial lip) (lateral lip)

Popliteal surface

Femoral shaft

Adductor tubercle

Lateral
epicondyle

Medial
epicondyle
Dorsal surface of
distal femur Lateral
condyle
Medial
condyle
Intercondylar fossa

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STRUCTURES TO BE IDENTIFIED:
GLUTEAL REGION, POSTERIOR COMPARTMENT OF THE
THIGH AND POPLITEAL FOSSA

1. Gluteus muscles
a. Maximus
b. Medius Gluteus medius
c. Minimus
2. Piriformis muscle
3. Superior gemellus muscle
4. Tendon of the obturator internus muscle
5. Inferior gemellus
6. Quadratus femoris
7. Superior gluteal nerve and vessels
8. Inferior gluteal nerve and vessels Piriformis
9. Sciatic nerve
10. Bicep femoris
a. Long head Gluteus maximus
b. Short head
11. Semitendinosus
12. Semimembranosus
13. Popliteal fossa
a. Sciatic nerve
i. Common peroneal nerve
ii. Tibial nerve
b. Popliteal vein Inferior gluteal nerve and
i. Small saphenous vein vessels
c. Popliteal artery

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STRUCTURES TO BE IDENTIFIED:
GLUTEAL REGION, POSTERIOR COMPARTMENT OF THE
THIGH AND POPLITEAL FOSSA

1. Gluteus muscles
a. Maximus Gluteus medius
b. Medius
c. Minimus
2. Piriformis muscle
3. Superior gemellus muscle
4. Tendon of the obturator internus muscle Gluteus minimus
5. Inferior gemellus
Superior gluteal nerve and
6. Quadratus femoris
7. Superior gluteal nerve and vessels vessels
8. Inferior gluteal nerve and vessels
9. Sciatic nerve
10. Bicep femoris
a. Long head
b. Short head Piriformis
11. Semitendinosus Superior gemellus
12. Semimembranosus
13. Popliteal fossa Tendon of obturator internus Inferior gluteal nerve and
a. Sciatic nerve vessels
i. Common peroneal nerve Inferior gemellus
ii. Tibial nerve
b. Popliteal vein
i. Small saphenous vein Quadratus femoris
c. Popliteal artery

Sciatic nerve

Lon head of biceps femoris

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STRUCTURES TO BE IDENTIFIED:
GLUTEAL REGION, POSTERIOR COMPARTMENT OF THE
THIGH AND POPLITEAL FOSSA

1. Gluteus muscles
a. Maximus
Semimembranosus Sciatic nerve
b. Medius
Long head of biceps femoris
c. Minimus
2. Piriformis muscle Short head of
3. Superior gemellus muscle
4. Tendon of the obturator internus muscle biceps femoris
5. Inferior gemellus
Semitendinosus
6. Quadratus femoris
7. Superior gluteal nerve and vessels Semitendinosus
8. Inferior gluteal nerve and vessels Popliteal fossa
9. Sciatic nerve
10. Bicep femoris
a. Long head Common Popliteal vein
b. Short head peroneal nerve
11. Semitendinosus
12. Semimembranosus
Common
13. Popliteal fossa
a. Sciatic nerve peroneal nerve Tibial nerve Popliteal artery
i. Common peroneal nerve
ii. Tibial nerve
b. Popliteal vein
i. Small saphenous vein
c. Popliteal artery
Small
saphenous vein

Matthew E. Mondelo
STRUCTURES TO BE IDENTIFIED:
GLUTEAL REGION, POSTERIOR COMPARTMENT OF THE
THIGH AND POPLITEAL FOSSA

1. Gluteus muscles
a. Maximus
b. Medius
c. Minimus
2. Piriformis muscle
3. Superior gemellus muscle Anterior cruciate
4. Tendon of the obturator internus muscle ligament
5. Inferior gemellus
6. Quadratus femoris
7. Superior gluteal nerve and vessels
8. Inferior gluteal nerve and vessels
9. Sciatic nerve
10. Bicep femoris
Posterior cruciate
a. Long head ligament
b. Short head Fibular collateral
11. Semitendinosus ligament
12. Semimembranosus
13. Popliteal fossa
a. Sciatic nerve Tibial collateral
i. Common peroneal nerve
ii. Tibial nerve ligament
b. Popliteal vein
i. Small saphenous vein Lateral Medial
c. Popliteal artery
meniscus meniscus

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STRUCTURES TO BE IDENTIFIED:
GLUTEAL REGION, POSTERIOR COMPARTMENT OF THE
THIGH AND POPLITEAL FOSSA

1. Gluteus muscles
Gluteus medius
a. Maximus
b. Medius
c. Minimus
2. Piriformis muscle
3. Superior gemellus muscle
4. Tendon of the obturator internus muscle
5. Inferior gemellus
6. Quadratus femoris
7. Superior gluteal nerve and vessels Gluteus maximus
8. Inferior gluteal nerve and vessels
9. Sciatic nerve
10. Bicep femoris
a. Long head
b. Short head
11. Semitendinosus
12. Semimembranosus
13. Popliteal fossa
a. Sciatic nerve
i. Common peroneal nerve
ii. Tibial nerve
Semimembranosus
b. Popliteal vein
i. Small saphenous vein
c. Popliteal artery Long head of
biceps femoris Sciatic nerve
Tibial nerve
Short head of Common
biceps femoris peroneal nerve

Semitendinosus Small saphenous

vein

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STRUCTURES TO BE IDENTIFIED:
POSTERIOR COMPARTMENT OF THE LEG AND
SOLE OF THE FOOT

POSTERIOR LEG Common fibular Popliteus

1. Flexor retinaculum (peroneal) nerve
2. Superficial layers or Triceps surae muscles
a. Gastrocnemius
b. Soleus
c. Plantaris Plantaris Posterior tibial artery
3. Deep layer
a. Flexor digitorum longus Peroneal artery
b. Flexor hallucis longus Venae comitantes of
Small saphenous vein
c. Popliteus
d. Tibialis posterior (near termination) posterior tibial artery
Tibial nerve (posterior tibial vein)
4. Vessels
a. Posterior tibial artery
b. Peroneal artery Gastrocnemius,
lateral head Gastrocnemius, Flexor digitorum longus
c. Short saphenous vein
5. Tibial nerve medial head

SOLE OF THE FOOT

6. Plantar aponeurosis
7. 1st layer Tibialis posterior
a. Flexor digitorum brevis Soleus
b. Abductor hallucis brevis
c. Abductor digiti minimi Flexor hallucis longus
d. Medial plantar nerve and vessels
e. Lateral plantar nerve and vessels
8. 2nd layer
a. Quadratus plantae
Calcaneal tendon
b. Tendon of flexor digitorum longus Small saphenous vein
c. Lumbricals (near termination)
9. 3rd layer Flexor
a. Adductor hallucis- 2 heads retinaculum
b. Flexor hallucis brevis
c. Flexor digiti minimi
10. 4th layer
a. Tendon of peroneus longus
b. Tendon of tibialis posterior

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STRUCTURES TO BE IDENTIFIED:
POSTERIOR COMPARTMENT OF THE LEG AND
SOLE OF THE FOOT

POSTERIOR LEG
1. Flexor retinaculum
2. Superficial layers or Triceps surae muscles
a. Gastrocnemius
b. Soleus
c. Plantaris
3. Deep layer
a. Flexor digitorum longus
b. Flexor hallucis longus
c. Popliteus
d. Tibialis posterior
4. Vessels
a. Posterior tibial artery
b. Peroneal artery
c. Short saphenous vein
5. Tibial nerve

SOLE OF THE FOOT Medial plantar Lateral plantar

6. Plantar aponeurosis nerve nerve
7. 1st layer Plantar
a. Flexor digitorum brevis aponeurosis
b. Abductor hallucis brevis Abductor digiti
c. Abductor digiti minimi minimi
d. Medial plantar nerve and vessels
Abductor hallucis
e. Lateral plantar nerve and vessels brevis
8. 2nd layer
a. Quadratus plantae
b. Tendon of flexor digitorum longus
c. Lumbricals Flexor digitorum
9. 3rd layer
a. Adductor hallucis- 2 heads brevis
b. Flexor hallucis brevis
c. Flexor digiti minimi
10. 4th layer
a. Tendon of peroneus longus
b. Tendon of tibialis posterior

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STRUCTURES TO BE IDENTIFIED:
POSTERIOR COMPARTMENT OF THE LEG AND
SOLE OF THE FOOT

POSTERIOR LEG
1. Flexor retinaculum
2. Superficial layers or Triceps surae muscles
a. Gastrocnemius
b. Soleus
c. Plantaris Adductor hallucis,
3. Deep layer
Lumbricals transverse head
a. Flexor digitorum longus
b. Flexor hallucis longus
c. Popliteus
d. Tibialis posterior
4. Vessels
a. Posterior tibial artery
b. Peroneal artery Flexor hallucis
c. Short saphenous vein longus tendon
5. Tibial nerve
Flexor digiti
SOLE OF THE FOOT minimi brevis
6. Plantar aponeurosis Flexor hallucis
7. 1st layer brevis (medial and
a. Flexor digitorum brevis Abductor digiti lateral heads) Flexor digitorum
b. Abductor hallucis brevis longus tendon
minimi
c. Abductor digiti minimi
d. Medial plantar nerve and vessels Abductor hallucis
e. Lateral plantar nerve and vessels Quadratus plantae
8. 2nd layer
a. Quadratus plantae
b. Tendon of flexor digitorum longus Flexor digitorum
c. Lumbricals brevis
9. 3rd layer
a. Adductor hallucis- 2 heads
b. Flexor hallucis brevis
c. Flexor digiti minimi
Plantar
10. 4th layer aponeurosis
a. Tendon of peroneus longus
b. Tendon of tibialis posterior

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STRUCTURES TO BE IDENTIFIED:
POSTERIOR COMPARTMENT OF THE LEG AND
SOLE OF THE FOOT

POSTERIOR LEG
1. Flexor retinaculum
2. Superficial layers or Triceps surae muscles
a. Gastrocnemius
b. Soleus
c. Plantaris
3. Deep layer Adductor hallucis
a. Flexor digitorum longus (transverse and Interossei
b. Flexor hallucis longus
oblique heads)
c. Popliteus
d. Tibialis posterior
4. Vessels
a. Posterior tibial artery
b. Peroneal artery
c. Short saphenous vein
5. Tibial nerve

SOLE OF THE FOOT

6. Plantar aponeurosis
7. 1st layer
a. Flexor digitorum brevis
b. Abductor hallucis brevis Flexor hallucis
c. Abductor digiti minimi brevis
d. Medial plantar nerve and vessels
e. Lateral plantar nerve and vessels
8. 2nd layer
a. Quadratus plantae Flexor digiti
b. Tendon of flexor digitorum longus minimi brevis
c. Lumbricals
9. 3rd layer
a. Adductor hallucis- 2 heads
b. Flexor hallucis brevis
c. Flexor digiti minimi
10. 4th layer
a. Tendon of peroneus longus
b. Tendon of tibialis posterior

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