Posterior Leg
Originates on the condyles of the femur and inserts on the calcaneus.
What is gastrocnemius?
Originates on lateral condyle of tibia, inserts on medial cuneiform and base of the first metatarsal.
What is tibialis anterior?
Inverts the foot and dorsiflexes the ankle.
What is tibialis anterior?
Known as the heart of the legs.
What is soleus?
Originates on the Soleal line.
What is soleus?
Originates on the anterior surface of fibula and inserts on distal phalanx of first toe.
What is extensor hallicus longus?
Inverts the foot, extends the first toe, and dorsiflexes the ankle.
What are the actions of Extensor hallucis longus?
Plantar flexes the ankle but does not flex the knee.
What is soleus?
Originates on the lateral supracondylar line of the femur and inserts on the calcaneus.
What is plantaris?
Originates on lateral condyle of tibia and inserts on phalanges 2-5.
What is extensor digitorum longus?
Weak plantar flexion and weak knee flexion.
What are the actions of plantaris?
The longest tendon in the body.
What is plantaris?
Originates on posterior shafts of tibia and fiblua, inserts on all five tarsal bones.
What is tibialis posterior?
Originates at the head of the fibula and inserts at the base of the first metetarsal and medial cuneiform.
What is fibularis longus?
Everts the foot.
What is fibularis longus?
Fibularis longus and tibialis anterior.
Which two muscles create the arch of the foot?