Ankle Muscles Action

Question 1

Soleus

Answer 1

Action: Ankle Plantarflexion

Question 2

Tibialis Posterior

Answer 2

Action: Ankle Plantar flexion & Ankle Inversion

Question 3

Flexor Hallucis Longus

Answer 3

Action: 1st MTP Flexion, 1st IP Flexion, Ankle Plantar Flexion , & Ankle Inversion

Question 4

Flexor Digitorum Longus

Answer 4

Action: 2nd-5th MTP Flexion, 2nd-5th PIP Flexion, 2nd-5th DIP Flexion, Ankle Plantar Flexion, & Ankle Inversion

Question 5

Plantaris

Answer 5

Action: Ankle Plantar flexion & Knee Flexion

Question 6

Popliteus

Answer 6

Action: Knee Internal Rotation & Knee Flexion

Question 7

Gastrocnemius

Answer 7

Action: Ankle Plantar Flexion & Knee Flexion

Question 8

Fibularis Brevis

Answer 8

Action: Ankle Eversion & Ankle Plantar Flexion

Question 9

Peroneus Tertius (Fibularis Tertius)

Answer 9

Action: Ankle Dorsiflexion & Ankle Eversion

Question 10

Tibialis Anterior

Answer 10

Action: Ankle Dorsiflexion & Ankle Inversion

Question 11

Extensor Hallucis Longus

Answer 11

Action: 1st MTP Extension, 1st IP Extension, & Ankle Dorsiflexion

Question 12

Extensor Digitorum Longus

Answer 12

Action: 2nd-5th MTP Extension, 2nd-5th PIP Extension, 2nd-5th DIP Extension, Ankle Dorsiflexion, & Ankle Eversion

Question 13

Peroneus Longus (Fibularis Longus)

Answer 13

Action: Ankle Eversion & Ankle Plantar Flexion