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
Lateral epicondyle of femur. Calcaneus medial to calcaneal (Achilles)
tendon (occasionally fused with calcaneal 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
Plantaris
Lateral condyle of femur. Proximal tibia.
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
Proximal tibia, fibula, and interosseous membrane. Metatarsals II-IV;
navicular; and all three cuneiforms.
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
Middle third of posterior surface of tibia. Distal phalanges of toes II-V.
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
Inferior two-thirds of posterior portion of fibula. Distal phalanx of great toe.
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
Origin: Lateral condyle and body of tibia and interosseous membrane (sheet of fibrous tissue that holds shafts of tibia and fibula together). Insertion: Metatarsal I and first (medial) cuneiform.
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
Origin: Anterior surface of middle third of fibula and interosseous membrane. Insertion: Distal phalanx of great toe.
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
Origin: Lateral condyle of tibia, anterior surface of fibula, and interosseous membrane.
Insertion: Middle and distal phalanges of toes II-V
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
Origin: Distal third of fibula and interosseous membrane.
Insertion: Base of metatarsal V.
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
Origin: Head and body of fibula. Insertion: Metatarsal I and first cuneiform
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
Origin: Distal half of body of fibula.
Insertion: Base of metatarsal V.
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