MUSCULAR SYSTEM(LEG, FOOT) Flashcards

1
Q

Covers the front of the shin

Bends the foot upward and inward

A

TIBIALIS (tib-ee-AHL-is) ANTERIOR

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2
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At the back of the leg attached to the lower rear surface of the heel

Pulls the foot down

A

GASTROCNEMIUS (gas-truc-neem-e-us)

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3
Q

Originates in the lower third of the fibula

causes the foot to invert and turn outward

A

PERONEUS(per-oh-nee-us) LONGUS

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4
Q

Originated in the lower third of the fibula

Bends the foot down and out

A

PERONEUS BREVIS

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5
Q

Originates in the upper portion of the fibula from just below the knee to the heel

bends the foot down

A

SOLEUS

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6
Q

Located on the outside of the lower leg

Bends the foot up and extends the toes

A

EXTENSOR DIGITORUM LONGUS

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7
Q

Located between the tibialis interior and extensor digitorum longus

Extends the big toe and flexes the foot

A

EXTENSOR HALLUCIS LONGUS

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8
Q

flexes the joint of the small toe

A

FLEXOR DIGITI MINIMI BREVIS

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9
Q

lies in the middle of the sole of the foot

Flexes toe digits 2 through 4

A

FLEXOR DIGITORUM BREVIS

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10
Q

Moves the big toe away form the others

A

ABDUCTOR HALLUCIS

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11
Q

Moves the smallest toe away from the other toes

A

ABDUCTOR DIGITI MINIMI

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