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Lower Leg Flashcards

1
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What muscles are in the posterior compartment of the leg? (6)

A
  • gastrocnemius
  • soleus
  • tibialis posterior
  • flexor digitorum longus
  • flexor hallucis longus
  • plantaris
  • popliteus
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What muscles are in the anterior compartment of the leg? (4)

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  • tibialis anterior
  • fibularis tertius
  • extensor digitorum longus
  • extensor hallucis longus
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What muscles are in the lateral compartment of the lower leg? (2)

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  • Fibularis brevis

- Fibularis longus

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What muscles are in the dorsal aspect of the foot? (3)

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  • extensor hallucis brevis
  • extensor digitorum brevis
  • dorsal interossei
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What muscles are in the plantar intrisic aspect of the foot? (9)

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  • flexor digitorum brevis
  • flexor hallucis brevis
  • abductor digiti minimi
  • flexor digiti minimi
  • abductor hallucis
  • adductor hallucis
  • quadratus plantae
  • lumbricals
  • plantar interossei
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what is the action, origin and insertion of tibialis anterior?

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o: lateral condyle of tibia, interosseus membrane
i: proximal base of head of first metatarsal
action: dorsiflexion, foot inversion

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what is the action, origin and insertion of extensor hallucis longus?

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o: medial surface of fibula, interosseus membrane
i: dorsal aspect of distal phalanx of great toe
action: great toe extensor and ankle dorsiflexor

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what is the action, origin and insertion of extensor digitorum longus?

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o: lateral tibial condyle, 2/3rds of the proximal fibula, interosseus membrane
i: dorsal aspect of middle and distal phalanges of the little toes
action: ankle dorsiflexor, extensors of the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th toes

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what is the action, origin and insertion of fibularis tertius?

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o: distal aspect of fibula, interosseus membrane
i: dorsal aspect of base of fifth metatarsal bone
action: ankle dorsiflexion, ankle eversion

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what is the action, origin and insertion of tibialis posterior?

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o: posterior tibial surface, posterior fibular surface, interosseus membrane
i: tuberosity of navicular, plantar aspects of bases of 2nd to 4th metatarsal bones
action: plantarflexion, foot inversion

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what is the action, origin and insertion of flexor hallucis longus?

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o: fibula, interosseus membrane
i: plantar aspect of the base of the distal phalanx of the great toe
action: flexes the great toe, plantarflexion

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what is the action, origin and insertion of flexor digitorum longus?

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o: posterior tibular surface
i: plantar aspects of the bases of the distal phalanges of the 2nd -> 5th toes
action: ankle plantarflexors, little toe flexors

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what is the action, origin and insertion of popliteus?

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o: groove for the popliteus muscle
i: posterior tibial surface
action: medially rotates knee to unlock it

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what is the action, origin and insertion of gastrocnemius?

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o: lateral + medial femoral condyles
i: achilles tendon -> calcaneous
action: ankle plantarflexion, knee flexion

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what is the action, origin and insertion of soleus?

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o: medial aspect of tibia and fibula
i: achilles tendon -> calcaneous
action: ankle plantarflexion

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what is the action, origin and insertion of plantaris?

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o: lateral supracondylar femoral line
i: achilles tendon -> calcaneous
action: assists in plantaflexion of ankle and knee flexion

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what is the action, origin and insertion of fibularis brevis?

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o: lateral fibular surface
i: tuberosity of 5th metatarsal bone
action: ankle plantarflexion, foot eversion

18
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what is the action, origin and insertion of fibularis longus?

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o: lateral fibular head
i: plantar surface of base of 1st metatarsal, medial cuneiform
action: ankle plantarflexion, foot everter

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what is the action, origin and insertion of extensor hallucis brevis

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o: dorsolateral aspect of calcaneous
i: dorsal aspect of base of proximal phalanx of great toe
action: extend the great toe

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what is the action, origin and insertion of extensor digitorum brevis

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o: dorsolateral aspect of the calcaneous
i: dorsal aspect of the base of the middle phalanx of the 2nd -> 4th toes
action: extend the 2nd to 4th toes

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what is the action, origin and insertion of dorsal interossei?

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o: off the metatarsals
i: proximal phalanges
action: abduct toes away from midline and a slight flexion of toes

22
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what is the action, origin and insertion of flexor digitorum brevis

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o: calcaneal tuberosity
i: plantar aspects of bodies of middle phalanges of 2nd -> 5th toes
action: flex 2nd to 5th toes

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what is the action, origin and insertion of flexor hallucis brevis

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o: plantar surfaces of cubiod and lateral cuneiform bones
i: medial and lateral aspects of the base of the proximal phalanx of the big toe
action: flexes the big toe

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what is the action, origin and insertion of abductor hallucis

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o: medial process of calcaneal tuberosity
i: medial aspect of the base of the proximal phalanx of the great toe
action: abducts the big toe

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what is the action, origin and insertion of adductor hallucis

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o: plantar aspect of bases of 2nd to 4th metatarsal bones
i: lateral aspect of base of proximal phalanx of great toe
action: adducts great toe

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what is the action, origin and insertion of abductor digiti minimi

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o: calcaneal tuberosity
i: proximal phalanx of the little toe
action: abducts the little toe

27
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what is the action, origin and insertion of flexor digiti minimi

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o: plantar aspect of base of fifth metatarsal bone
i: plantar aspect of base of proximal phalanx of little toe
action: flex little toe

28
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what is the plantar aponeurosis

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a muscle fascia which sits on top of all the intrinsic plantar muscles

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what is the action, origin and insertion of plantar interossei

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o: plantar aspect of the metarsals of the 3rd, 4th and 5th toes
i: plantar aspect of the proximal phalanges of the 3rd, 4th and 5th toes
action: adduct 3rd, 4th, 5th toes

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what is the action, origin and insertion of lumbricals

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o: tendon of flexor digitorum longus
i: extensor hood mechanism of toes
action: flexing toes at metatarsophalangeal joints and maintain interphalangeal joint in extension

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what is the action, origin and insertion of quadratus plantae

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o: medial and lateral aspects of plantar surface of calcaneous
i: tendon of flexor digitorum longus
action: flexion of little toes, support arch of foot

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