Muscles of the leg

Question 1

Compartments of the leg

Answer 1

Anterior compartment
Lateral compartment
Posterior compartment

Question 2

Muscles of the lateral compartment

Answer 2

Peronues longus

Peronues brevis

Question 3

Blood supply to muscles of the lateral compartment

Answer 3

Br. Of peroneal artery

Question 4

Nerve supply of lateral compartment

Answer 4

Superficial peroneal nerve

Question 5

Origin of muscles of lateral compartment

Answer 5

Lateral surface of fibula

Longus > upper
Brevis > lower

Question 6

Insertion of muscles of lateral compartment

Answer 6

In metatarsal bones

Longus > plantar of 1st
Brevis > base of 5th

Question 7

Action of muscles of lateral compartment

Answer 7

Plantar flextion and elevation of the foot

Question 8

Injury of common peroneal nerve causes ………..

Answer 8

Foot drop

Question 9

Muscles of anterior compartment of leg

Answer 9

Tibialis anterior
Extensor hallucis longus
Extensor digitorum longus
Peroneus terius

Question 10

Blood supply to anterior compartment of leg

Answer 10

Anterior tibial artery

Question 11

Nerve supply to the anterior compartment of the leg

Answer 11

Deep peroneal nerve

Question 12

Origins of muscles of anterior compartment of Leg

Answer 12

All from anterior surface of the Fibula and interosseous membrane

EXP. >Tibialis anterior

Question 13

Origin of tibialis anterior

Answer 13

Upper half of lateral surface of tibia and interosseous membrane

Question 14

Insertion of tibialis anterior

Answer 14

Base of 1st metatarsal bone

Question 15

Insertion of peroneus terius

Answer 15

5th metatarsal bone

Question 16

Main action of muscles of anterior compartment

Answer 16

Dorsiflextion

Question 17

Tibialis anterior does ……….

And peroneus terius does ………..

Answer 17

Inversion - eversion

Question 18

Muscles of posterior compartment divided into ………. and ………

Answer 18

Deep - superficial

Question 19

Blood supply to the posterior compartment of the leg

Answer 19

Posterior tibial artery

Question 20

Nerve supply to the posterior compartment of the leg

Answer 20

Tibial nerve

Question 21

Muscles of posterior superficial (Calf) group of leg :

Answer 21

Gastrocnemius
Soleus
Plantaris

Question 21

Origin of gastrocnemius

Answer 21

Lateral head > Lateral femoral condyle

Medial head > medial femoral condyle

Question 22

Origin of plantaris

Answer 22

Lateral supracondylar line

Question 23

Action of gastrocnemius and plantaris

Answer 23

Flextion of knee and plantar flextion

Question 25

Origin of soleus

Answer 25

Head of fibula

Soleal line in tibia

Question 26

Action of soleus muscles

Answer 26

Planter flextion

Peripheral heart

Question 27

Insertion of muscles of the posterior superficial group

Answer 27

Into calcaneus via Tendo Calcaneus

Question 28

Which tendon is the thickest and strongest tendon in body ?

Answer 28

Tendo calcaneus (Achilles tendon)

Question 29

Muscles of Posterior deep group of leg :

Answer 29

Popliteus
Flexor hallucis longus
Flexor digitorum longus
Tibialis posterior

Question 30

Origin of popliteus

Answer 30

Lateral femoral condyle

Question 31

Insertion of popliteus

Answer 31

Upper posterior surface of tibia

Above soleal line

Question 32

Action of popliteus

Answer 32

Flex the knee

Unlock the knee joint

Question 33

Origin of Tibialis Posterior

Answer 33

Posterior surface of all

Question 34

Insertion of posterior tibialis

Answer 34

Tarsal bones EXP talus

Base of middle 3 metatarsals

Question 35

Origin of flexor digitorum longus

Answer 35

Posterior of tibia

Question 36

Origin of flexor hallucis longus

Answer 36

Posterior of fibula

Question 37

Damage to the tibial nerve causes

Answer 37

Loss of plantar flexion
Difficulty lift the heel
Shuffling gait