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Muscles of the lower leg (Anterior/Posterior) Flashcards

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Soleus (Origin & Insertion)

A

O: Soleal line & sup fibula
I: Calcaneal tuberosity via tendo calcaneus

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Soleus (Actions)

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Prime mover for plantarflexing the ankle

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Soleus (Nerve & Artery)

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N: Tibial N
A: Post tibial A

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Plantaris (Origin & Insertion)

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O: Inf lat supracondylar line
I: Calcaneal tuberosity

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Plantaris (Actions)

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Plantarflexes ankle

Flexes knee

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Plantaris (Nerve & Artery)

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N: Tibial N
A: Post tibial A

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Popliteus (Origin & Insertion)

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O: Lat femoral epicondyle
I: popliteal line

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Popliteus (Actions)

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Flexes & internally rotates knee

I/O lat rotates knee & retracts lat meniscus

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Popliteus (Nerve & Artery)

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N: Tibial N
A: Post tibial A

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Gastrocnemius (Origin & Insertion)

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O: Post med & lat femoral condyles
I: Calcaneal tuberosity via tendo calcaneus

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Gastrocnemius (Actions)

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Prime mover for plantarflexing ankle

I/O flexes knee

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Gastrocnemius (Nerve & Artery)

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N: Tibial N
A: Post tibial A

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Flexor Digitorum Longus (Origin & Insertion)

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O: Middle post tibia
I: Through med malleolus sulcus to distal phalanges of dig II-V

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Flexor Digitorum Longus (Actions)

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Prime mover for flexing dig II-V
Plantarflexes ankle
Inverts pes

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Flexor Digitorum Longus (Nerve & Artery)

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N: tibial N
A: Post tibial A

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Tibialis Posterior (Origin & Insertion)

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O: Lat to soleal line from lat tibia to med fibula
I: Through med malleolus sulcus to plantar instep

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Tibialis Posterior (Actions)

A

Prime mover for inverting pes

Plantarflexes ankle

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Tibialis Posterior (Nerve & Artery)

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N: Tibial N
A: Post tibial A

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Flexor Hallucis Longus (Origin & Insertion)

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O: Post fibular diaphysis
I: Through sustentaculum tali sulcus to distal hallucal phalanx

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Flexor Hallucis Longus (Actions)

A

Flexes hallux
Plantarflexes ankle
Inverts pes

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Flexor Hallucis Longus (Nerve & Artery)

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N: Tibial N
A: Post tibial A

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Tibialis Anterior (Origin & Insertion)

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O: Ant border, lat tibia, & interosseus membrane
I: Bottom of the instep

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Tibialis Anterior (Actions)

A

Prime mover for dorsiflexing the ankle

Inverts pes

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Tibialis Anterior (Nerve & Artery)

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N: Deep fibular N
A: Ant tibial A

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Extensor Hallucis Longus (Origin & Insertion)

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O: Middle ant fibula & interosseus membrane
I: Distal phalanx of hallux

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Extensor Hallucis Longus (Actions)

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Extends hallux
Dorsiflexes ankle
Inverts pes

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Extensor Hallucis Longus (Nerve & Artery)

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N: Deep fibular N
A: Ant tibial A

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Extensor Digitorum Longus (Origin & Insertion)

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O: Sup ant fibula & interosseus membrane
I: Extensor expansions of dig II-V

29
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Extensor Digitorum Longus (Actions)

A

Prime mover for extending dig II-V
Dorsiflexes ankle
Everts pes

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Extensor Digitorum Longus (Nerve & Artery)

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N: Deep fibular N
A: Ant tibial A

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Fibularis Tertius (Origin & Insertion)

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O: Inf portion of extensor digitorum longus
I: Mt. V tuberosity

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Fibularis Tertius (Actions)

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Everts pes

Dorsiflexes the ankle

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Fibularis Tertius (Nerve & Artery)

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N: Deep fibular N
A: Ant tibial A

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Fibularis Longus (Origin & Insertion)

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O: Fibular head & sup lat diaphysis
I: Through lat malleolus sulcus & calcaneal sulcus & then across the plantar region to Mt. I base

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Fibularis Longus (Actions)

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Plantarflexes the ankle

Everts the pes

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Fibularis Longus (Nerve & Artery)

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N: Superf fibular N
A: Fibular A

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Fibularis Brevis (Origin & Insertion)

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O: Inf lat fibular diaphysis
I: Through lat malleolus sulcus & calcaneal sulcus to Mt. V tuberosity

38
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Fibularis Brevis (Actions)

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Plantarflexes the ankle

Everts the pes

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Fibularis Brevis (Nerve & Artery)

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N: Superf fibular N
A: Fibular A

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