Lower Leg Muscles Flashcards
1
Q
Soleus
A
Action: plantarflexion (point the toes)
2
Q
Tibialis Posterior
A
Action: Inversion of the foot
Action: plantar flexion of the foot at the ankle
3
Q
Tibialis Anterior
A
Action: Dorsiflexion
Action: Inversion of the foot
4
Q
Gastrocnemius
A
Action: Plantar flexes the foot
Action: Flexes the knee
5
Q
Peroneus Brevis
A
Action: plantarflexion
Action: Eversion
6
Q
Plantaris
A
Action: plantar flexes the foot
Action: Flexes the knee
7
Q
Achilles
A
Tendon not muscle
Strongest in the body
