leg and foot

Question 1

Gastrocnemeius (medial)

Answer 1

M - Plantarflex, knee flexion
O - Medial condlye femur
I - soleus tendon into calcaneus

Question 2

Gastroc (lateral)

Answer 2

M - Plantarflex, knee flexion
O - Lateral condyle femur
I - Soleus tendon into calcaneus

Question 3

Soleus

Answer 3

M - Plantarflex
O - fibula head and shaft, and tibia shaft
I - calcaneus

Question 4

Flexor Digitorum Longus

Answer 4

M - Plantarflex, flexes phalanges of toes 2- 5
O - posterior tibial shaft
I - Distal phalanx 2-5

Question 5

Tibialis Posterior

Answer 5

M- Plantarflex, foot inversion
O - Posterior tibial shaft, interosseous membrane and posterior fibula shaft
I - Navicular, medial cuneiform, calcaneus, intermediate cuneiform, metatarsals 2-4

Question 6

Peroneus Longus

Answer 6

M - weak Plantarflex, ankle eversion
O - lateral fibula
I - medial cuneiform, 5th metatarsal

Question 7

Peroneus Brevis

Answer 7

M - weak Plantarflex, ankle eversion
O - Lateral fibula
I - 5th metatarsal styloid process

Question 8

Tibialis anterior

Answer 8

M - Dorsiflex, ankle inversion
O - Tibia (lateral condyle), tibia shaft (lateral), interosseous membrane
I - 1st metatarsal, medial cuneiform

Question 9

Extensor Digitorum Longus

Answer 9

M - assists Dorsiflex, extends lateral four toes at IP and MTP joints
O - Fibula (medial shaft, interosseous membrane, tibia lateral condyle, Anterior inter-muscular septum
I - metatarsal and distal phalanx 2 - 5

Question 10

Extensor Hallucis Longus

Answer 10

M - Dorsiflex, dorsiflex great toe at IP and MTP joints
O - Fibula (medial shaft), Anterior interosseous membrane
I - Distal phalanx of great toe