DEEP VEINS OF THE LEG
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SUMMARY
1. Anterior tibial v. - lies in the anterior/extensor compartment of the leg. 2. Posterior tibial v. & peroneal v. - lie in the deep posterior compartment of the leg.
3. There are no deep veins in the lateral compartment & superficial posterior compartments of the leg.
Image: Gray, Henry. Anatomy of the Human Body. Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger, 1918; Bartleby.com, 2000. www.bartleby.com/107/ [Accessed 7 Apr. 2019].
Reference(s)
R.M.H McMinn (1998). Last’s anatomy: regional and applied. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone.
Gray, H., Carter, H.V. and Davidson, G. (2017). Gray’s anatomy. London: Arcturus.
