OUTLINES OF ANATOMY. 



Cutaneous nerves, 1242. (1218) 

 Musculo-cutaneous nerve. 

 Anterior tibial. 

 External saphenous nerve. 

 Internal saphenous nerve. 



Dissection of Front of Leg and Dorsal Surface of Foot. 



Continue the median incision down the leg, in front of the ankle and over the dorsum of the foot to the 

 second toe. Make transverse incisions at the middle of the leg, at the ankle, and at the base of the toes, 

 also a median incision on the dorsum of each toe, to the end. Reflect the skin each way from the 

 median incisions and expose the superficial fascia, veins, and cutaneous nerves. 



Superficial veins of the lower limb, 683-5 > Fig- 397. (669) 



Long or internal saphenous vein. 

 Superficial lymphatic vessels, 705 ; Fig. 400. (689) 

 Cutaneous nerves, Fig. 464; P. 851. (831) 



Long or internal saphenous nerve, 852-3. (833) 



Cutaneous branches of the external popliteal, 859. (839) 



Branches of the musculo-cutaneous, 859. (839) 

 Internal branch. External branch. 



Internal branch of the anterior tibial, 861. (841) 



External or short saphenous, 861. (.841) 

 Turn off the superficial fascia and expose the deep fascia of the leg. 



Deep fascia of the leg, 390. (388) 



Anterior annular ligament, 1237 (1213); also, 390-1. (388) 



Upper, above the level of the ankle-joint. 



Lower, over the ankle-joint. 



Turn off the deep fascia, leaving the annular ligament over the ankle-joint, to retain the tendons in 

 place. As each muscle is exposed, the tendon should be traced to its terminal insertion. 



Muscles of the front of the leg, 410; Figs. 297-8. (407) 

 Tibialis anticus, 410. (407) 



Nerve-supply. 



(409-10) 



Nerve-supply. 



Action. Relations. Variations. 



Action. Relations. Variations. 



Origin. Insertion. Structure. 

 Extensor longus digitorum, 412-13. 

 Origin. Insertion. Structure. 

 Peroneus tertius, 413-14. (410) 



Origin. Insertion. Structure. Nerve-supply. Action. Relations. Variations. 

 Extensor proprius hallucis, 410-11-12. (407-8-9) 



Origin. Insertion. Structure. Nerve supply. Action. Relations. Variations. 

 Tendons in front of ankle, 1233-4. (1209-10) 

 Bursae and synovial membranes, 1241. (1217) 

 Extensor brevis digitorum, 415. (411-12) 



Origin. Insertion. Structure. Nerve-supply. Action. Relations. Variations. 

 Anterior tibial nerve, 859-60-1 ; Fig. 468. (839-40-1) 

 Branches: Internal branch. 

 External branch. 



Musculo-cutaneous nerve, 859 ; Fig. 468. (839) 

 External branch. 

 Internal branch. 



Anterior tibial artery, course of the vessel, 632-3-4; Fig. 380. (620-1-2) 

 Relations: Posteriorly. Inner side. Outer side. In front. 

 Branches of the anterior tibial artery : 

 Anterior tibial recurrent. 

 Muscular branches. 

 Internal malleolar. 

 External malleolar. 

 Dorsalis pedis artery, 634-6-7 ; Fig. 380. (622-4-5) 



Relations: Behind. In front. Outer side. Inner side. 



Branches of the dorsalis pedis artery, 636. 

 Tarsal branches : 



Internal tarsal. 

 External tarsal. 



(624) 



