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Posterior Leg Flashcards

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Gastrocnemius

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Origin: Femur

Insertion: Calcaneus

Action: Plantar flex foot

Nerve: Tibial Nerve

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Soleus

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Origin: Fibula, Tibia

Insertion: Calcaneus

Action: Plantar flex foot

Nerve: Tibial Nerve

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Plantaris

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Origin: Femur

Insertion: Calcaneus

Action: Plantar flex foot

Nerve: Tibial nerve

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Flexor Hallucis Longus

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Origin: Fibula

Insertion: Distal phalanx of big toe

Action: Plantar flex big toe, plantar flex foot

Nerve: Tibial Nerve

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Flexor digitorum longus

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Origin: Tibia

Insertion: Distal phalanges of lateral four toes

Action: Plantar flex lateral four toes, plantar flex foot

Nerve: Tibial Nerve

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Tibialis posterior

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Origin: Tibia, Fibula, Interosseous membrane

Insertion: Navicular bone, cneiform, cuboid, metatarsis 2-4

Action: Plantar flexes foot, inverts foot

Nerve: Tibial Nerve

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