9 Questions
What is the termination point of the tibial nerve?
Beneath the flexor retinaculum
Which nerve accompanies the short saphenous nerve behind the lateral malleolus?
Sural nerve
Which artery does the tibial nerve form a plantar branch by joining?
Deep plantar branch of dorsalis pedis artery
What does the tibial nerve supply on the lateral side of the foot?
Sural nerve
Which artery gives a superficial branch that supplies the big toe?
Medial plantar artery
What is the mnemonic for the arrangement of structures in the flexor retinaculum from medial to lateral?
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Which structure forms three superficial digital branches?
Lateral plantar artery
What is the largest nutrient branch to tibia called?
Nutrient branch to tibia
What forms the attachment of the flexor retinaculum from medial malleolus to calcaneum and plantar aponeurosis?
Tibialis posterior
Test your knowledge of the anatomy of the tibial nerve, its branches, and its course through the leg and foot.
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