Human anatomy, including structure and development and practical considerations . ath shared by the posterior tibial vessels, between thesuperficial and deep muscles of the posterior portion of the leg. Anterior to it are TERMINAL BRANCHES. 1343 the tibia and the deep le^ imisclcs and posteriorly lie the soleus and gastrocnemiusin the up])er ])art of the leg. Above the ankle the nerve becomes superticial, and iscovered onlv l>y integument and the fascia-. Owing to the inward inclination of theposterior tibial \essels the nerve, while pursuing a straight course, changes its rela-li\e positio
Human anatomy, including structure and development and practical considerations . ath shared by the posterior tibial vessels, between thesuperficial and deep muscles of the posterior portion of the leg. Anterior to it are TERMINAL BRANCHES. 1343 the tibia and the deep le^ imisclcs and posteriorly lie the soleus and gastrocnemiusin the up])er ])art of the leg. Above the ankle the nerve becomes superticial, and iscovered onlv l>y integument and the fascia-. Owing to the inward inclination of theposterior tibial \essels the nerve, while pursuing a straight course, changes its rela-li\e position to the vessels, in the upjjcr jiart of the leg lying to the inner side, lowerdown behind and above the ankle attaining the outer aspect of the vessels (). Passing posterior to and then below the internal malleolus, the posteriortibial nerve divides, under cover of the internal annular ligament, into its terminalbranches, the internal and the external plantar. Ik; 1120. Internal calcaiiean branch a of posterior tibial nerve ^^ Digital branches ofinternal plantar nerve. External saphenous nerve External saphenous nerve •iL -\ 3>Digital branches of external plantarnerve 1/ Superficial dissection of right foot, showing cutaneous nerves on plantar surface. Branches of the posterior tibial nerve are : (aa) the vniscular, {bb) the internalcalcanean, {cc) \.\\(i articular, {dd) the internal plantar and {ee) the external plantar. aa. The muscular branches (rr. musculares) supply tlie tibialis posticus, the soleus, theflexor longus hallucis and the flexor longus dio:itorum. The nerve to the tibialis posticus supplies that muscle and sends a branch to the flexorlongus digitorum and one to the lower part of the soleus. At the posterior aspect of the tibialisposticus it gives ofT a long slender branch which accompanies the peroneal artery nearly to theankle, supplying twigfi to the artery, to the periosteum of the fibula and a branch which entersthe nutrient canal of the fibu
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