Test 13 Flashcards
Extensor hallucis longus
O: fibula
I: great big toe
A: dorsal flexion and inversion extends proximal phalanx f big toe
Tibialias anterior
O: lateral condyle an body of tibia
I: first metatarsal and first cuneiform
A: dorsal flexion and inversion
Extensor digitorum longus
O: lateral condyle of tibia anterior surface of fibula
I: middle and distal toes 2-5
A: dorsal flexion and eversion. Extends distal and middle phalanges at prox phalanx
Fibularis (peroneus) tertius
O: fibula
I: base of fifth metatarsal
A: dorsal flexion an eversion
Fibularis (peroneus) longus
O: fibula
I: first metatarsal and first cuneiform
A: plantar flexion and eversion
Fibularis (peroneus) longus
O: fibula
I: base of fifth metatarsal
A: eversion and plantar flexion
Flexor digitorum longus
O: tibia
I: distal toes 2-5
A: plantar flexion and inversion
Flexor hallucis longus
O: fibula
I: great toe
A: plantar flexion and inversion
Gastrocnemius
O: lateral and medial condyle of femur and capsule of knee
I: calcaneus by way of Achilles’ tendon
A: plantar flexion at ankle and flexes leg at knee
Soleus
O: head of fibula and medial border of tibia
I: Achilles’ tendon calcaneus
A; plantar flexion at ankle
Plantaris
O: lateral epicondyle of femur
I: Achilles’ tendon calcaneus
A: plantar flexion at ankle and flexes leg at knee
Much weaker than gastrocnemius
Popliteus
O: lateral condyle of femur
I: promimal tibia
A: flexes leg at knee joint and medially rotates tibia to unlock the extended knee
Tibialis posterior
O: tibia fibula
I: 2,3,4 metatarsal navicular and all three cuneiform
A: plantar flexion and inversion
Extensor hallucis brevis
A: extends great toe at metatarsophalengeal joint
Extensor digitorum brevis
Extends toes 2-4 at interphalangeal joint
