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Muscles
Lower Leg
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
07/06/2009

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Term
How to know if you are on an artery? Nerve?
Definition

artery- pulse

nerve- hot

Term
This muscle can act on the knee or the ankle separately but not simultaneously.
Definition
Gastrocnemius
Term
Medial to lateral stuff in the popiteal fossa
Definition
popiteal artery, popiteal vein, common peronial nerve
Term
What 3 muscles share the calcaneal tendon (achilles)?
Definition
Gastrocnemius, Soleus, Plataris
Term
Muscle known as "the key that unlocks the knee"
Definition
Popiteus
Term
Which of "tom dick and harey" is the deepest
Definition
tibialis posterior
Term
2 muscles that makes the sterup on the foot
Definition
tibialis anterior and peronius longus
Term
The 4 muscles that do dorsiflexion of the ankle
Definition

tibialis anterior

extensor digitorum longus

peroneus tertius

extensor hallucis longus

Term
tibialis anterior o/i/a
Definition

o-lateral condyle and later shaft of tibia, interosseous membrane

i- base of 1st metatarsal (plantar surface)

a- dorsiflexion of ankle and inversion of foot

Term
2 muscles that do inversion of foot
Definition
tib anterior and tib posterior
Term
the only peroneus muscle that doesnt go around the medial or lateral maliolus
Definition
peroneus tertius
Term
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Definition

Gastrocnemius

o- medial head- meadial epicondyle of femur

later head- lateral "  "

i- calcaneus

a- planter flexion of ankle OR assists of flexion of knee

Term
[image]
Definition

Soleus

o- soleal line of tibia

posterior head and upper shaft of fibula

i- calcaneus

a- planterflexion of ankle

Term
[image]
Definition

plantaris

o- lateral epicondyle of femur

i- calcaneus

a- assists in planterflexion of ankle

assists in flexion of knee

Term
[image]
Definition

popiteus

o- lateral condyle of femur

i- posterior proximal tibial shaft

a- initiates knee flexion

Term
[image]
Definition

tibialis posterior

o- posterior tibia, fibula, and interosseus membrane

i- navicular and adjacent tarsels and metatarsels on plantar surface

a- inversion of foot

assists in planterflexion of ankle

Term
[image]
Definition

flexor digitorum longus

o- posterior tibia

i- distal phalanges of 4 lateral toes on planter surface

a- flexion of 4 lateral toes at DIP joint

assists in planterflexion of ankle

Term
[image]
Definition

flexor hallicus longus

o- posterior fibula

i- distal phalanx of great toe planter surface

a- flexion of great toe

assists planterflexion of ankle

Term
[image]
Definition

tibialis anterior

o- lateral condyle and lateral shaft of tibia

interosseus membrane

i- base of 1st metatarsal, planter surface

first medial cuniform, planter surface

a- dorsiflexion of ankle

inversion of foot

Term
[image]
Definition

extensor hallucis longus

o- anterior shaft of fibula

interosseus membrane

i- base of distal phalanx of great toe

a- extension of great toe

assists in dorsiflexion of ankle

Term
[image]
Definition

extensor digitorum brevis

o- anterior calcaneus

i- extensor expansion of 4 medial toes

a- aids extension of 4 medial toes at MP joints

Term
[image]
Definition

extensor digitorum longus

o- lateral condyle of tibia

proximal 2/3 of anterior shaft of fibula

i- middle and distal phalanges of 4 lateral toes

a- extension of 4 lateral toes

assists in dorsiflexion of ankle 

Term
[image]
Definition

peroneus tertius

o- anterior distal fibula

i- base of 5th metatarsal

a- eversion of foot

assists dorsiflexion

Term
[image]
Definition

peroneus brevis

o-lateral shaft of fibula (lower 2/3)

i- base of 5th metatarsal

a- eversion of foot

assists in planterflexion of ankle

Term
[image]
Definition

peroneus longus

o- head and lateral shaft of fibula (upper 2/3)

i- base of 1st metatarsal and 1st cuniform

a- eversion of foot

assists planterflexion of ankle

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