The leg and thigh

• Skeletal Structures
  • Femur
  • Tibia
  • Fibula
  • Patella
  • Tarsals - (articulated) plus Calcaneus specifically
  • Metatarsals (articulated
  • Phalanges
• Articulations
  • Hip Joint - spheroidal
  • Knee - modified ginglymus (two parallel axes of rotation)
  • Ankle - condylar
  • Tarsal - Metatarsal - condylar
  • Interphalyangeal - ginglymi
  • Ligaments
  • Hip - ligamentum capitus, Iliofemoral ligament, pubofemoral ligament, ischiofemoral ligament
  • Knee - Medial and lateral collateral ligaments
  • Anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments
• Superficial & Deep Structures of Lower Limb
  • Thigh - Medial to lateral
  • Gracilis (med, post, superf)
  • Sartorius (med & ant, superf)
  • Rectus femoris (deep, anter)
  • Vastus medialis (deep, med)
  • Vastus intermedius (deep, ant)
  • Vastus lateralis (deep, lat)
  • Biceps femoris (superf, post, lat)
  • Semitendinosus (superf, post, med
  • Adductor longus (superf, med. best seen after gracilis and quads dissected)
  • Adductor magnus (deep, medial)
  • Leg - Posterior to anterior - superficial to deep
  • Popliteal fossa ("pocket" behind knee)
  • Gastrocnemius (superf, post)
  • Achilles tendon
  • Soleus (deep, post)
  • Peroneus longus (superf, lat)
  • Tibialis anterior (superf, ant, lat)
  • Superior and inferior
  • tarsal retinacula
  • Hip
  • Gluteal and femoral fascia (superf, lat)
  • Gluteus maximus (superf, lat, dors)
  • Tensor fascia lata (superfic, lat)
  • Iliotibial fascia (band) (superfic, lat)