Leg Muscle Chart Flashcards
Tibial Nerve Innervations
Gastrocnemius Plantaris Soleus Popliteus Flexor Hallucis Longus Flexor Digitorum Longus Tibialis Posterior
Deep Fibular Nerve Innervations
Tibialis Anterior Extensor Digitorum Longus Extensor Hallicus Longus Fibularis Tertius Extensor Digitorum Brevis Extensor Hallucis Brevis
Superficial Fibular Nerve Innervations
Fibularis Longus
Fibularis Brevis
Gastrocnemius action
Plantarflexes ankle when knee is extended; raises heel during walking; flexes leg at knee joint
Plantaris action
Assists gastrocnemius in plantarflexing ankle
Soleus action
Plantarflexes ankle independent of position of knee; steadies leg on foot
Popliteus action
Weakly flexes knee and unlocks it by laterally rotating femur; medially rotates tibia of unplanted limb
Flexor Hallucis Longus action
Flexes great toe at all joints;
weakly plantarflexes ankle
Flexor Digitorum Longus action
Flexes lateral 4 digits, plantarflexes ankle
Tibialis Posterior action
Plantarflexes ankle and inverts foot
Tibialis Anterior action
Dorsiflexes ankle and inverts foot
Extensor Digitorum Longus action
Extends lateral 4 digits and dorsiflexes ankle
Extensor Hallucis Longus action
Extends great toe and dorsiflexes ankle
Fibularis Tertius action
Dorsiflexes ankle and aids in eversion of foot
Fibularis Longus action
Everts foot and weakly plantarflexes ankle