Dorsiflexors Of The Knee Flashcards
Where the the dorsiflexors the ankle and foot located?
Anterior compartment of the leg.
Where are the plantar flexors of the ankle and foot located?
Posterior compartment of the leg.
List the Dorsiflexors of the ankle and foot
Tibialis Anterior
Extensor Digitorum Longus
Extensor hallucis Longus
Fibularis tertius.
What plane and axis does dorsi flexor occur in
Sagittal plane along the frontal axis.
What degree is dorsiflexion
20 degrees.
Name the origin for tibialis Anterior
Lateral surface of tibia and adjacent interosseous membrane.
Name the insertion of tibialis Anterior
Medial cuneiform and base of the 1st metatarsal. (Plantar medial side).
What other movements does tibialis Anterior perform
Dorsiflexion, inversion, and support the medial arch of the foot.
Name the origin of extensor Digitorum Longus.
Medial surface of the fibula (along the distal shaft) and lateral tibial condyle
Name the insertion for extensor Digitorum Longus
Base or the distal and middle phalanges of the 4 lateral toes. (Dorsiflexion view).
What other movements does extensor Digitorum Longus perform
Extension of the 4 lateral toes
Name the origin for extensor hallucis longus
Medial surface of fibula and adjacent membrane.
Name the insertion of extensor hallucis longus
Base of distal 1st. Dorsum veiw.
What other movements does extensor hallucis longus?
Extend 1st metatarsal
Name the origin for fibularis tertius
Medial surface of fibula
