Lower Limb anatomy(mneumonics)

1.Femoral artery: Branches

"Put My Leg Down Please"
Profunda femoris
Medial circumferential femoral artery
Lateral circumferential femoral artery
Descending genicular artery
Perforating artery
2.Tarsal tunnel: Structures passing through
"Tiny Dogs Are Not Hunters"
Tibialis posterior
flexor Digitorum longus
Posterior tibial artery
Tibial nerve
flexor Hallucis longus
3.Muscles of MEDIAL compartment of the THIGH
" G.P. ADDs a Bloody Lot of Margarine " - make their
inner thighs flabby
Gracilis
Pectineus
ADDUCTORS - Brevis, Longus, Magnus
Origin: All arise from Pubis, except Pectineus = Pubic
crest
Insertion: All are inserted to Femur, except Gracilis =
Tibia
4.Muscles of the POSTERIOR compartment of LEG
"Go Pee Sam - Till Fanny Hurts Long, Fanny Drops
Long & POPs"
SUPERFICIAL GROUP:
Gastrocnemius
Plantaris
Soleus
DEEP GROUP:
Tibialis posterior
Flexor Hallucis Longus
Flexor Digitorum Longus

POPliteus
5.Muscles of the LATERAL compartment of LEG
" Fly Long Superficial Fly Boy"
Fibularis Longus
Superficial fibular nerve = innervation for both
Fibularis Brevis
6.Femoral triangle: Boundaries
"Femoral triangle is shaped like a SAIL":
Sartorius
Aductor longus
Inguinal Ligament
7.Tarsal bones
"Tall Californian Navy Medcial Interns Lay Cuties" or
"Tiger Cubs Need MILC"
In order (right foot, superior to inferior, medial to
lateral):
Talus
Calcaneus
Navicular
Medial cuneiform
Intermediate cuneiform
Lateral cuneifrom
Cuboid
Alternatively "Tiger Cubs Need MILC":
8.Inversion and Eversion muscles of leg
Think: Inversion and Eversion muscles of leg follow
the "Second letter rule".
Eversion muscles:
pEroneus longus
pEroneus brevis
pEroneus terius
Inversion muscles:
tIbialis anterior
tIbialis posterior
9.Anterior compartment of leg: Structures
" TEA DEPt. "
Tibialis anterior

Extensor hallucis longus

Anterior tibial artery
Deep peroneal nerve
Extensor digitorum longus
Peroneus tertius
10.Popliteal fossa: medial to lateral arrangment
"Serve And Volley Next Ball":
Semimembranosus/ Semitendonosus
Artery
Vein
Nerve
Biceps femoris
Lateral and medial heads of Gastrocnemius are
inferior borders

11-Lower limb peripheral nerve injurys

"Drop into a
DEeP PIT and shuffle your way out":
Foot Drop results from Dorsiflexors and Evertors paralysis,
due to common Peroneal nerve lesion.
Plantar flexion and Inversion impairment due to Tibial nerve
lesion, results in a shuffling gait.