Muscle Compartments

Question 1

What different muscle compartments are there in the thigh?

Answer 1

• Gluteal
• Posterior
• Anterior
• Medial

Question 2

What muscle compartments are there in the leg?

Answer 2

• Posterior
• Anterior
• Lateral

Question 3

What muscle compartments are there in the foot?

Answer 3

• Dorsum
• Plantar - 4 layers

Question 4

What muscles make up the anterior compartment of the thigh?

Answer 4

• Vastus Lateralis
• Vastus Intermedialis
• Vastus Medialis
• Rectus Femoris

Question 5

What muscles make up the Medial compartment of the thigh?

Answer 5

• Sartorius
• Adductor Longus
• Gracilis
• Adductor Magnus

Question 6

What muscles make up the Posterior compartment of the Thigh?

Answer 6

• Biceps Femoris (long head)
• Semitendinosis
• Semimembranosus

Question 7

Complete the missing labels of the Thigh compartments

Answer 7

Question 8

What muscles make up the Deep Posterior compartment of the leg?

Answer 8

• Flexor Digitorum Longus
• Flexor Hallucis Longus
• Tibialis Posterior

Question 9

What muscles make up the superficial posterior compartment of the leg?

Answer 9

• Soleus
• Gastrocnemius (lateral and medial heads)

Question 10

What muscles make up the anterior compartment of the leg?

Answer 10

• Tibialis Anterior
• Extensor Digitorum Longus
• Extensor Hallucis Longus

Question 11

What muscles make up the Lateral compartment of the leg?

Answer 11

• Peroneus Brevis
• Peroneus Longus