- Transverse intermuscular septum
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Transverse intermuscular septum 
Cross-section through middle of leg. Gray's subject #129 483 The deep transverse fascia of the leg (or transverse intermuscular septum)[1] is a transversely placed, intermuscular septum, between the superficial and deep muscles of the back of the leg.
At the sides it is connected to the margins of the tibia and fibula.
Above, where it covers the Popliteus, it is thick and dense, and receives an expansion from the tendon of the Semimembranosus; it is thinner in the middle of the leg; but below, where it covers the tendons passing behind the malleoli, it is thickened and continuous with the laciniate ligament.
References
External links
- http://www.dartmouth.edu/~humananatomy/part_3/chapter_16.html
- http://download.videohelp.com/vitualis/med/mmleg.htm
This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained within it may be outdated.
List of muscles of lower limbs (TA A04.7, GA 4.465) ILIAC Region
/ ILIOPSOASBUTTOCKS THIGH /
compartmentsLEG/
Crus/
compartmentssuperficial · triceps surae (gastrocnemius, soleus, accessory soleus, Achilles tendon) · plantaris
deep · tarsal tunnel (flexor hallucis longus, flexor digitorum longus, tibialis posterior) · popliteusfibularis muscles (longus, brevis)crural fascia (Anterior crural intermuscular septum, Posterior crural intermuscular septum, Transverse intermuscular septum)FOOT DorsalPlantar1st layer (abductor hallucis, flexor digitorum brevis, abductor digiti minimi) · 2nd layer (quadratus plantae, lumbrical muscle) · 3rd layer (flexor hallucis brevis, adductor hallucis, flexor digiti minimi brevis) · 4th layer (dorsal interossei, plantar interossei)Categories:- Musculoskeletal system stubs
- Anatomy
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