Muscular System Terms Only Flashcards
Plantar flexes foot at ankle joint and flexes leg at knee joint.
Choice’s
- Extensor hallucis longus
- Extensor digitorum longus
- Fibularis (peroneus) tertius
- Fibularis (peroneus) longus
- Fibularis (peroneus) brevis
- Flexor digitorum longus
- Flexor hallucis longus
- Gastrocnemius
- Plantaris
- Popliteus
- Soleus
-Tibialis anterior
- Tibialis posterior
Gastrocnemius
Plantar flexes foot at ankle joint.
Choice’s
- Extensor hallucis longus
- Extensor digitorum longus
- Fibularis (peroneus) tertius
- Fibularis (peroneus) longus
- Fibularis (peroneus) brevis
- Flexor digitorum longus
- Flexor hallucis longus
- Gastrocnemius
- Plantaris
- Popliteus
- Soleus
-Tibialis anterior
- Tibialis posterior
Soleus
Plantar flexes foot at ankle joint and flexes leg at knee joint.
Choice’s
- Extensor hallucis longus
- Extensor digitorum longus
- Fibularis (peroneus) tertius
- Fibularis (peroneus) longus
- Fibularis (peroneus) brevis
- Flexor digitorum longus
- Flexor hallucis longus
- Gastrocnemius
- Plantaris
- Popliteus
- Soleus
-Tibialis anterior
- Tibialis posterior
Plantaris
Flexes leg at knee joint and medially rotates tibia to unlock the extended knee.
Choice’s
- Extensor hallucis longus
- Extensor digitorum longus
- Fibularis (peroneus) tertius
- Fibularis (peroneus) longus
- Fibularis (peroneus) brevis
- Flexor digitorum longus
- Flexor hallucis longus
- Gastrocnemius
- Plantaris
- Popliteus
- Soleus
-Tibialis anterior
- Tibialis posterior
Popliteus
Plantar flexes foot at ankle joint and inverts (supinates) foot at intertarsal joints.
Choice’s
- Extensor hallucis longus
- Extensor digitorum longus
- Fibularis (peroneus) tertius
- Fibularis (peroneus) longus
- Fibularis (peroneus) brevis
- Flexor digitorum longus
- Flexor hallucis longus
- Gastrocnemius
- Plantaris
- Popliteus
- Soleus
-Tibialis anterior
- Tibialis posterior
Tibialis posterior
Plantar flexes foot at ankle joint; flexes distal and middle phalanges of toes II-V at interphalangeal joints and proximal phalanx of toes II-V at metatarsophalangeal joint.
Choice’s
- Extensor hallucis longus
- Extensor digitorum longus
- Fibularis (peroneus) tertius
- Fibularis (peroneus) longus
- Fibularis (peroneus) brevis
- Flexor digitorum longus
- Flexor hallucis longus
- Gastrocnemius
- Plantaris
- Popliteus
- Soleus
-Tibialis anterior
- Tibialis posterior
Flexor digitorum longus
Plantar flexes foot at ankle joint;
flexes distal phalanx of great toe at interphalangeal joint and proximal phalanx of great toe at metatarsophalangeal joint.
Choice’s
- Extensor hallucis longus
- Extensor digitorum longus
- Fibularis (peroneus) tertius
- Fibularis (peroneus) longus
- Fibularis (peroneus) brevis
- Flexor digitorum longus
- Flexor hallucis longus
- Gastrocnemius
- Plantaris
- Popliteus
- Soleus
-Tibialis anterior
- Tibialis posterior
Flexor hallucis longus
Dorsiflexes foot at ankle joint and inverts (supinates) foot at intertarsal joints.
Choice’s
- Extensor hallucis longus
- Extensor digitorum longus
- Fibularis (peroneus) tertius
- Fibularis (peroneus) longus
- Fibularis (peroneus) brevis
- Flexor digitorum longus
- Flexor hallucis longus
- Gastrocnemius
- Plantaris
- Popliteus
- Soleus
-Tibialis anterior
- Tibialis posterior
Tibialis anterior
Dorsiflexes foot at ankle joint and extends proximal phalanx of great toe at metatarsophalangeal joint.
Choice’s
- Extensor hallucis longus
- Extensor digitorum longus
- Fibularis (peroneus) tertius
- Fibularis (peroneus) longus
- Fibularis (peroneus) brevis
- Flexor digitorum longus
- Flexor hallucis longus
- Gastrocnemius
- Plantaris
- Popliteus
- Soleus
-Tibialis anterior
- Tibialis posterior
Extensor hallucis longus
Dorsiflexes foot at ankle joint and extends distal and middle phalanges of each toe at interphalangeal joints and proximal phalanx of each toe at metatarsophalangeal joint.
Choice’s
- Extensor hallucis longus
- Extensor digitorum longus
- Fibularis (peroneus) tertius
- Fibularis (peroneus) longus
- Fibularis (peroneus) brevis
- Flexor digitorum longus
- Flexor hallucis longus
- Gastrocnemius
- Plantaris
- Popliteus
- Soleus
-Tibialis anterior
- Tibialis posterior
Extensor digitorum longus
Dorsiflexes foot at ankle joint and everts (pronates) foot at intertarsal joints.
Choice’s
- Extensor hallucis longus
- Extensor digitorum longus
- Fibularis (peroneus) tertius
- Fibularis (peroneus) longus
- Fibularis (peroneus) brevis
- Flexor digitorum longus
- Flexor hallucis longus
- Gastrocnemius
- Plantaris
- Popliteus
- Soleus
-Tibialis anterior
- Tibialis posterior
Fibularis (peroneus) tertius
Plantar flexes foot at ankle joint and everts (pronates) foot at intertarsal joints.
Choice’s
- Extensor hallucis longus
- Extensor digitorum longus
- Fibularis (peroneus) tertius
- Fibularis (peroneus) longus
- Fibularis (peroneus) brevis
- Flexor digitorum longus
- Flexor hallucis longus
- Gastrocnemius
- Plantaris
- Popliteus
- Soleus
-Tibialis anterior
- Tibialis posterior
Fibularis (peroneus) longus
Plantar flexes foot at ankle joint and everts (pronates) foot at intertarsal joints.
Choice’s
- Extensor hallucis longus
- Extensor digitorum longus
- Fibularis (peroneus) tertius
- Fibularis (peroneus) longus
- Fibularis (peroneus) brevis
- Flexor digitorum longus
- Flexor hallucis longus
- Gastrocnemius
- Plantaris
- Popliteus
- Soleus
-Tibialis anterior
- Tibialis posterior
Fibularis (peroneus) brevis
Lateral and medial condyles of femur and capsule of knee. Calcaneus by way of calcaneal (Achilles) tendon.
Choice’s
- Extensor hallucis longus
- Extensor digitorum longus
- Fibularis (peroneus) tertius
- Fibularis (peroneus) longus
- Fibularis (peroneus) brevis
- Flexor digitorum longus
- Flexor hallucis longus
- Gastrocnemius
- Plantaris
- Popliteus
- Soleus
-Tibialis anterior
- Tibialis posterior
Gastrocnemius
Head of fibula and medial border of tibia. Calcaneus by way of calcaneal (Achilles) tendon.
Choice’s
- Extensor hallucis longus
- Extensor digitorum longus
- Fibularis (peroneus) tertius
- Fibularis (peroneus) longus
- Fibularis (peroneus) brevis
- Flexor digitorum longus
- Flexor hallucis longus
- Gastrocnemius
- Plantaris
- Popliteus
- Soleus
-Tibialis anterior
- Tibialis posterior
Soleus