MUSCULAR SYSTEM(LEG, FOOT) Flashcards
Covers the front of the shin
Bends the foot upward and inward
TIBIALIS (tib-ee-AHL-is) ANTERIOR
At the back of the leg attached to the lower rear surface of the heel
Pulls the foot down
GASTROCNEMIUS (gas-truc-neem-e-us)
Originates in the lower third of the fibula
causes the foot to invert and turn outward
PERONEUS(per-oh-nee-us) LONGUS
Originated in the lower third of the fibula
Bends the foot down and out
PERONEUS BREVIS
Originates in the upper portion of the fibula from just below the knee to the heel
bends the foot down
SOLEUS
Located on the outside of the lower leg
Bends the foot up and extends the toes
EXTENSOR DIGITORUM LONGUS
Located between the tibialis interior and extensor digitorum longus
Extends the big toe and flexes the foot
EXTENSOR HALLUCIS LONGUS
flexes the joint of the small toe
FLEXOR DIGITI MINIMI BREVIS
lies in the middle of the sole of the foot
Flexes toe digits 2 through 4
FLEXOR DIGITORUM BREVIS
Moves the big toe away form the others
ABDUCTOR HALLUCIS
Moves the smallest toe away from the other toes
ABDUCTOR DIGITI MINIMI