Leg Flashcards by Steph Morton | Brainscape

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Tibialis anterior insertion

A

Medial cuneiform, base of 1st metatarsal

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Tibialis anterior origin

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Lateral side of tibia

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Tibialis anterior innervation

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Deep fibular nerve

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Tibialis anterior action

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Dorsiflexes and inverts foot

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Extensor hallucis longus origin

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Fibula and interosseous membrane

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Extensor hallucis longus insertion

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Base of distal phalanx of great toe

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Extensor hallucis longus innervation

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Deep fibular nerve

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Extensor hallucis longus action

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Extends great toe, dorsiflexes foot

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Extensor digitorum longus origin

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Fibula and interosseous membrane

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Extensor digitorum longus insertion

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Middle and distal phalanges of lateral four toes

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Extensor digitorum longus innervation

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Deep fibular nerve

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Extensor digitorum longus action

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Extends lateral four toes, dorsiflexes foot

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Fibularis longus origin

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Fibula

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Fibularis longus insertion

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Medial cuneiform, base of 1st metatarsal (tendon passes across the plantar surface of the foot)

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Fibularis longus innervation

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Superficial fibular nerve

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Fibularis longus action

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Everts foot

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Fibularis brevis origin

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Fibula

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Fibularis brevis insertion

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Base of 5th metatarsal

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Fibularis brevis innervation

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Superficial fibular nerve

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Fibularis brevis action

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Everts foot

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Gastrocnemius origin

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Lateral and medial femoral condyles

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Gastrocnemius insertion

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Calcaneus via calcaneal tendon

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Gastrocnemius innervation

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Tibial nerve

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Gastrocnemius action

A

Plantarflexes foot, flexes leg

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Soleus origin

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Fibula, soleal line on tibia

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Soleus insertion

A

Calcaneus via calcaneal tendon

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Soleus innervation

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Tibial nerve

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Soleus action

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Plantarflexes foot

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Plantaris origin

A

Lateral supracondylar area of femur

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Plantaris insertion

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Calcaneus via calcaneal tendon

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Plantaris innervation

A

Tibial nerve

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Plantaris action

A

Plantarflexes foot, flexes leg

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Flexor digitorum longus origin

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Posterior surface of tibia

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Flexor digitorum longus insertion

A

Base of distal phalanx of the lateral four toes

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Flexor digitorum longus innervation

A

Tibial nerve

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Flexor digitorum longus action

A

Flexes lateral four toes

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Tibialis posterior origin

A

Interosseous membrane, posterior surface of tibia and fibula

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Tibialis posterior insertion

A

Medial tarsal bones

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Tibialis posterior innervation

A

Tibial nerve

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Tibialis posterior action

A

Plantarflexes and inverts foot

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Flexor hallucis longus origin

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Posterior surface of fibula, interosseous membrane

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Flexor hallucis longus insertion

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Base of distal phalanx of the great toe

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Flexor hallucis longus innervation

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Tibial nerve

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Flexor hallucis longus action

A

Flexes great toe

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Popliteus origin

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Posterior surface of tibia

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Popliteus insertion

A

Lateral femoral condyle

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Popliteus innervation

A

Tibial nerve

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Popliteus action

A

“Unlocks” knee joint