first 13 muscles for foot and leg

Question 1

gastrocnemius origin

Answer 1

Long head: lateral aspect of lateral condyle of femur

Short head: popliteal surface above medial condyle of femur

Question 2

gastrocnemius insertion

Answer 2

posterior aspect of calcaneus via calcaneal tendon

Question 3

gastrocnemius actoin

Answer 3

plantar flexes,

assists in knee flexion

Question 4

soleus origin

Answer 4

posterior aspect of fibular head, proximal 1/4 fibular posterior surface, soleal line of tibia

Question 5

Soleus insertion

Answer 5

Posterior aspect of
calcaneus via calcaneal
tendon

Question 6

Soleus action

Answer 6

plantarflexes foot,

stabilizes foot over ankle

Question 7

plantaris origin

Answer 7

inferior end of lateral supracondylar
line of femur and oblique popliteal
ligament

Question 8

plantaris insertion

Answer 8

Posterior aspect of
calcaneus via calcaneal
tendon

Question 9

plantaris action

Answer 9

weakly assists

gastrocnemius

Question 10

Popliteus origin

Answer 10

lateral aspect of femur, lateral meniscus

Question 11

Popliteus insertion

Answer 11

posterior tibia superior

to soleal line

Question 12

Popliteus action

Answer 12

weak flexion of knee,
unlocks knee by rotating
femur on locked tibia

Question 13

Tibialis Posterior origin

Answer 13

Posterior tibia inferior to soloeal line,
interosseous membrane, proximal half
of posterior fibula

Question 14

Tibialis Posterior insertion

Answer 14

Tuberosity of navicular
bone, all cuneiforms,
cuboid, bases of 2-4
metatarsals

Question 15

Tibialis Posterior action

Answer 15

plantarflexes foot, inverts

foot

Question 16

Flexor digitorum

longus origin

Answer 16

Medial posterior tibia inferior to soleal line

Question 17

Flexor digitorum

longus insertion

Answer 17

plantar bases of distal

phalanges of digits 2-5

Question 18

Flexor digitorum

longus action

Answer 18

Flexes digits 2-5,
plantarflexes foot,
supports longitudinal
arch

Question 19

Flexor Hallucis longus origin

Answer 19

Distal 2/3 posterior fibula and

interosseous membrane

Question 20

Flexor Hallucis longus insertion

Answer 20

base of distal phalanx of

big toe

Question 21

Flexor Hallucis longus action

Answer 21

flexes big toe, weak

plantarflexion

Question 22

fibularis longus origin

Answer 22

head and proximal 2/3 of lateral fibula

Question 23

fibularis longus insertion

Answer 23

plantar base of
metatarsal 1 and medial
cuneiform

Question 24

fibularis longus action

Answer 24

everts foot, weak

plantarflexion

Question 25

fibularis brevis origin

Answer 25

distal 2/3 lateral surface of fibula

Question 26

fibularis brevis insertion

Answer 26

Dorsal surface of
tuberosity on lateral
side of 5th metatarsal

Question 27

fibularis brevis actoin

Answer 27

everts foot, weak

plantarflexion

Question 28

fibularis tertius origin

Answer 28

distal 1/3 of anterior surface of fibula

and interosseous membrane

Question 29

fibularis tertius insertion

Answer 29

Dorsum base of 5th

metatarsal

Question 30

fibularis tertius action

Answer 30

Dorsiflexes foot, aids in

eversion

Question 31

Tibialis Anterior origin

Answer 31

Lateral condyle and proximal half of

lateral tibia, interosseous membrane

Question 32

Tibialis Anterior insertion

Answer 32

medial plantar surfaces
of medial cuneiform and
base of 1st metatarsal

Question 33

Tibialis Anterior action

Answer 33

dorsiflexes foot, inverts

foot

Question 34

Extensor Hallucis

Longus origin

Answer 34

Middle anterior surface of fibula and

interosseous membrane

Question 35

Extensor Hallucis

Longus insertion

Answer 35

Dorsal aspect of base of

distal phalanx of big toe

Question 36

Extensor Hallucis

Longus action

Answer 36

Extends big toe, dorsiflex

foot

Question 37

Extensor Digitorum

longus origin

Answer 37

lateral condyle of tibia, proximal 3/4
anterior surface of interosseous
membrane and fibula

Question 38

Extensor Digitorum

longus insertion

Answer 38

middle and distal

phalanges of digits 2-5

Question 39

Extensor Digitorum

longus action

Answer 39

extend digits 2-5,

dorsiflex foot