Origins and Insertions
This muscle originates at the middle half of the posterior fibula.
Flexor Hallucis Longus
Doing this will strongly contract both the gastrocnemius and the soleus.
Standing on your toes
This bone forms the heel of your foot.
Calcaneus
If you accidentally kick your "ankle bone," you are actually hitting this structure.
Malleolus
This is the most medial foot muscle.
Abductor hallucis
This muscle inserts into the medial cuneiform and the base of the first metatarsal.
Tibialis Anterior
To stretch the fibers of the tibialis anterior, you must perform these two movements.
Eversion of the foot and plantar flexion of the ankle
Total number of bones found in the human foot.
26
To locate the trochlea of the talus, you should perform these two passive movements.
Passive inversion and plantar flexion of the ankle
This term is to the "great toe" as pollicis is to the thumb.
Hallucis (hallux)
Both the biceps femoris and the soleus attach to this specific landmark.
This muscle is responsible for weak plantar flexion of the ankle and weak flexion of the knee.
Plantaris
This is the anatomical name for the knee joint.
Tibiofemoral joint
This pulse can be felt inferior and posterior to the medial malleolus.
Posterior Tibial artery
This is the correct order of the posterior crus (leg) muscles from superficial to deep.
Gastrocnemius, plantaris, soleus
This muscle's origin is found on the lateral condyle of the tibia, the proximal anterior shaft of the fibula, and the interosseous membrane.
Extensor Digitorum Longus
This muscle is the primary culprit for "unlocking" the knee joint from an extended position.
Popliteus
This bone is "sandwiched" between the medial and middle cuneiforms and the talus.
Navicular
This structure extends from the medial calcaneus to the medial malleolus.
Flexor retinaculum
This bursa cushions the calcaneal tendon against the calcaneus.
Retrocalcaneal bursa
The insertion for this muscle involves all five tarsal bones and the bases of the second through fourth metatarsals.
Tibialis Posterior
These muscles are specifically used to help spread the toes.
Dorsal Interossei
These are the three points that make up the "triangle of the foot."
Head of the first and fifth metatarsals, and the calcaneus
This muscle is located beneath the tendons of the extensor digitorum longus.
Extensor digitorum brevis
These two muscles pass directly under the extensor retinaculum.
Extensor hallucis longus and digitorum longus