Group · Muscular system
Posterior compartment of leg
Compartimentum posterius cruris
- System
- Muscular system
- Regions
- Lower limb
- Part of
- Muscles of lower limb
DescriptionUnreviewed
The posterior compartment of the leg is one of the fascial compartments of the leg and is divided further into deep and superficial parts:
Superficial part:
- Triceps surae muscle
- Gastrocnemius muscle
- Soleus muscle
- Calcaneal tendon
- Plantaris muscle
Deep part:
- Popliteus muscle
- Tibialis posterior muscle
- Flexor digitorum longus
- Flexor hallucis longus
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Parts
Names
- Latin
- Compartimentum posterius cruris
- English
- Posterior compartment of leg
- French
- Compartiment postérieur de la jambe
- Spanish
- Compartimento posterior de la pierna
- Portuguese
- Compartimento posterior da perna