Quick Facts
Origin: Tibial nerve.
Course: Arise between the heads of the gastrocnemius muscle.
Branches: None.
Supply: Motor innervation to the muscles of the posterior compartment of the leg, including gastrocnemius, soleus, plantaris, popliteus, tibialis posterior, flexor digitorum longus, and flexor hallucis longus muscles.
Origin
The muscular branches of the tibial nerve arise either independently or as a common trunk from the tibial nerve.
Course
The muscular branches of the tibial nerve descend in the posterior compartment of the leg to their designated muscle.
Branches
There are no named branches.
Supplied Structures
The muscular branches of the tibial nerve provide motor innervation to the gastrocnemius, soleus, plantaris, flexor digitorum longus, flexor hallucis longus, and tibialis posterior.
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Tibial Nerve
The tibial nerve is the medial terminal branch of the sciatic nerve originating at the lower third of the thigh or the cranial end of the popliteal fossa.
