Posterior Leg

Question 0

Soleus

Answer 0

Origin: Fibula, Tibia (soleal line)
Insert: Calcaneus
Action: Plantar Flex Foot
Nerve: Tibial

Question 1

Gastrocnemius

Answer 1

Origin: Femur
Insert: Calcaneus
Action: Plantar Flex Foot (weak flex knee)
Nerve: Tibial

Question 2

Plantaris

Answer 2

Origin: Femur
Insert: Calcaneus
Action: Plantar Flex Foot
Nerve: Tibial

Question 3

Flexor Hallucis Longus

Answer 3

Origin: Fibula
Insert: Distal Phalanx of Big Toe
Action: Plantar Flex Big Toe and Plantar Flex Foot
Nerve: Tibial

Question 4

Flexor Digitorum Longus

Answer 4

Origin: Tibia
Insert: Distal Phalanges of Lateral Four Toes
Action: Plantar Flex Lateral Four Toes and Plantar Flex Foot
Nerve: Tibial

Question 5

Tibialis Posterior

Answer 5

Origin: Tibia, Fibula, Interosseos Membrane
Insert: Navicular Bone, Cuneiform, Cuboid, Metatarsels 2-4
Action: Plantar Flexes Foot and Inverts Foot
Nerve: Tibial