Chapter 3 - Major Muscles that Act at the Ankle and Foot

Question 1

Anterior Tibialis -
1 - What is the primary function?
2 - Selected Exercises that target the muscle

Answer 1

1 - Dorsiflexion at the ankle, inversion with foot
2 - Cycling with toe clips, resisted inversion with dorislexion

Question 2

Peroneus longus
1 - What is the primary function?
2 - Selected Exercises that target the muscle?

Answer 2

1 - Plantar flexion at ankle, eversion at foot
2 - Resisted eversion of foot

Question 3

Peroneus Brevis
1 - What is the primary function?
2 - Selected Exercises that target the muscle?

Answer 3

1 - Plantar flexion at ankle, eversion at foot
2 -Resisted Eversion of foot

Question 4

Gastrocnemius
1 - What is the primary function?
2 - Selected Exercises that target the muscle?

Answer 4

1 - plantar flexion at ankle, flexion at knee
2 - Hill Running, jumping rope, calf raises, cycling, stair climbing

Question 5

Soleus
1 - What is the primary function?
2 - Selected Exercises that target the muscle?

Answer 5

1 - Plantar flexion at ankle
2 - Virtually the same as for gastrocnemius, bent knee toe raises with resistance

Question 6

Posterior Tibialis
1 - What is the primary function?
2 - Selected Exercises that target the muscle?

Answer 6

1 - Plantar flexion at ankle, inversion at foot
2 - Resisted inversion of foot with plantar flexion

Question 7

Extensor Hallucis Longus
1 - What is the primary function?
2 - Selected Exercises that target the muscle?

Answer 7

1 - Dorisflextion and inversion of the foot, extension of the great toe
2 - Resisted inversion with dorsiflexion

Question 8

Estensor Digitorum Longus
1 - What is the primary function?
2 - Selected Exercises that target the muscle?

Answer 8

1 - Dorisiflexion and eversion of foot, extension of toes 2 through 5
2 - Resisted eversion with dorsiflexion

Question 9

Peroneus Tertius
1 - What is the primary function?
2 - Selected Exercises that target the muscle?

Answer 9

1 - Dorisflection and eversion of the foot
2 - Resisted Eversion with Dorsiflextion

Question 10

Plantaris
1 - What is the primary function?
2 - Selected Exercises that target the muscle?

Answer 10

1 - Flexion of the knee, plantar flexion of the ankle
2 - Same as gastrocnemius (hill running, jumping rope, calf raises, cycling, stair climbing)

Question 11

Flexor Hallucis Longus
1 - What is the primary function?
2 - Selected Exercises that target the muscle?

Answer 11

1 - Flexion of the great toe, plantar flexion of the ankle, inversion of the foot
2 - Resisted inversions with plantar flexion

Question 12

Flexor Digitorum Longus
1 - What is the primary function?
2 - Selected Exercises that target the muscle?

Answer 12

1 - Flexion of toes 2 though 5, plantar flexion of the ankle, inversion of the foot

2 - Resisted inversion with plantar flexion

Question 13

What is dorisiflexion?

Answer 13

The action of raising the foot upwards towards the shin

Question 14

What is Foot Inversion vs. Foot Eversion?

Answer 14

Foot Inversion - tilting of the sole towards the middle of the foot

Foot Eversion - tilting of the sole towards the outside of the foot.

Question 15

What is plantar flexion?

Answer 15

plantar flexion refers to the movement of the foot in a downward motion away from the body.

Question 16

List (2) conditions that can make plantar flexion difficult?

Answer 16

Conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis can reduce plantar flexion and make walking more difficult.

Question 17

What is eversion of foot?

Answer 17

Eversion is the tilting of the sole of your foot outwards, away from the midline of the body during movement.

Question 18

What is inversion of foot?

Answer 18

Inversion is the tilting of your sole towards the middle of your foot.