Anterior Leg Flashcards
Extensor Digitorum Longus
prox: tibia - lateral condyle
fibula (proximal - middle) - medial surface
interosseous membrane
distal: lateral 4 digits - extensor expansions
innerv: deep fibular nerve
fxn: lateral 4 digits interphalangeal & metatarsophalangeal jt extension
(ankle dorsiflexion)
Tibialis Anterior
prox: tibia - lateral condyle
(prox-middle) - lateral surface
interosseous membrane
distal: middle cuneiform
1st metatarsal - base
innerv: deep fibular nerve
fxn: ankle dorsiflexion
foot inversion
Extensor Hallucis Longus
prox: fibula (middle) - anterior surface
interosseous membrane
distal: great toe - distal phalanx - base
innerv: deep fibular nerve
fxn: great toe interphalangeal & metatarsophalangeal joint extension
(ankle dorsiflexion)
Fibularis Tertius
prox: fibula (distal) - anterior surface
interosseous membrane
distal: 5th metatarsal - base
innerv: deep fibular nerve
fxn: ankle dorsiflexion & foot eversion