The anterior compartment of the leg is a fascial compartment of the lower leg. It contains muscles that produce dorsiflexion and participate in inversion and eversion of the foot, as well as vascular
Cross-section through middle of leg. Anterior compartment is shown right to the tibia.
The tibialis anterior muscle is a muscle of the anterior compartment of the lower leg. It originates from the upper portion of the tibia; it inserts into the medial cuneiform and first metatarsal bone
Anterior compartment of leg
…The muscles of the compartment are: tibialis anterior extensor hallucis longus…
Tibialis anterior muscle. Dissection, coronal view
Ankle joint. Deep dissection, lateral view. This image has some structures labelled incorrectly: Tendons are misidentified here as "muscles"; actual cuboid bone is anterior to region of calcaneus indicated