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1
Q

Tibialis Posterior

Origin:
Insertion:
Actions:
Nerve:

A

Origin:
posterior proximal 2/3 of tibia
posterior proximal 2/3 or fibula

Insertion:
PLANTAR SURFACE OF METATARSALS 2-4
PLANTAR SURFACE OF TARSALS

Actions:
INVERTS (INV) THE FOOT AT THE INTERTARSAL JOINTS
PLANTARFLEX (PF) AT ANKLE JOINT

Nerve:TIBIAL NERVE

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FLEXOR HALLUCIS LONGUS

Origin:
Insertion:
Actions:
Nerve:

A

Origin:
FIBULA

Insertion:
TOE 1 (plantar side)

Actions:
F TOE 1
INV FOOT AT INTERTARSAL JOINTS

Nerve: TIBIAL NERVE

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FLEXOR DIGITORUM LONGUS

Origin:
Insertion:
Actions:
Nerve:

A

Origin:
TIBIA (middle, posterior surface)

Insertion:
TOES 2-5

Actions:
F TOES 2-5
INV AT INTERTARSAL JOINTS

Nerve: TIBIAL NERVE

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4
Q

From anterior to posterior behind the medial malleolus, the tendons are:

*remember, Tom, Dick, and Harry

A

Tibialis posterior

Flexor digitorum longus

Flexor hallucis longus

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SOLEUS

Origin:
Insertion:
Actions:
Nerve:

A

Origin:
TIBIA (soleal line)
FIBULA (posterior ehad and proximal 1/3)

Insertion:
CALCANEUS VIA CALCANEAL TENDON (superior posterior surface)

Actions:
PF at ankle

Nerve: TIBIAL NERVE

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6
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The CALCANEAL TENDON is also known as

A

the TENDOCALCANEUS or ACHILLES TENDON

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POPLITEUS

Origin:
Insertion:
Actions:
Nerve:

A

Origin:
FEMUR (lateral surface of the LATERAL CONDYLE)

Insertion:
TIBIA (proximal posterior, medial side)

Actions:
MR (medially rotates) THE LEG at the knee (this UNLOCKS the KNEE to allow flexion)

ASSISTS F AT THE KNEE JOINT

Nerve:
TIBIAL NERVE

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8
Q

Which muscle “unlocks” the knee to allow flexion?

A

popliteus

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9
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PLANTARIS

Origin:
Insertion:
Actions:
Nerve:

A

Origin:
FEMUR (lateral supracondylar line)

Insertion:
CALCANEUS (superior posterior surface)

Actions:
ASSISTS PF AT THE ANKLE
ASSISTS F OF THE KNEE

Nerve:
TIBIAL NERVE

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10
Q

the POPLITEAL FOSSA is located posterior to the _____ joint and is located between the _____ ____ (laterally), ________ (medially), and the two heads of the ________ (inferiorly)

A

knee joint

biceps femoris

semitendinosus and semiembranosus

gastrocnemius

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11
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within the popliteal fossa there are numerous structures that are relatively unprotected, including:

A

TIBIAL NERVE

COMMON FIBULAR (PERONEAL) NERVE

POPLITEAL ARTERY AND VEIN

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12
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THE COMMON FIBULAR NERVE travels from the popliteal fossa over the lateral head of the fibula, then branches into the…

A

SUPERFICIAL AND DEEP FIBULAR NERVES by the fibularis longus muscle

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GASTROCNEMIUS

Origin:
Insertion:
Actions:
Nerve:

A

Origin:
FEMUR (posterior, superior to the medial and lateral condyles)

Insertion:
CALCANEUS (superior posterior surface, via calcaneal tendon)

Actions:
PF AT ANKLE
F AT KNEE JOINT

Nerve: TIBIAL NERVE

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FIBULARIS BREVIS (PERONEUS BREVIS)

Origin:
Insertion:
Actions:
Nerve:

A

Origin:
FIBULA (distal 2/3, lateral)

Insertion:
METATARSAL 5 (TUBEROSITY)

Actions:
EV FOOT at inter tarsal joints
ASSISTS PF AT ANKLE

Nerve: SUPERFICIAL FIBULAR NERVE

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FIBULARIS LONGUS (PERONEAUS LONGUS)

Origin:
Insertion:
Actions:
Nerve:

A

Origin:
FIBULA (HEAD and proximal 2/3)

Insertion:
METATARSAL 1 (base, PLANTAR)

Actions:
EV FOOT AT intertarsal joint
PF AT ANKLE

Nerve: SUPERFICIAL FIBULAR NERVE

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FIBULARIS TERIUS (PERONEUS TERTIUS)

Origin:
Insertion:
Actions:
Nerve:

A

Origin: FIBULA (ANTERIOR DISTAL 1/3)

Insertion:
METATARSAL 5 (dorsal base)

Actions:
DF AT ANKLE
EV FOOT at the inter tarsal joints

Nerve: DEEP FIBULAR NERVE

17
Q

EXTENSOR HALLUCIS LONGUS

Origin:
Insertion:
Actions:
Nerve:

A

Origin:
FIBULA (middle ANTERIOR 1/3)

Insertion:
TOE 1 (DISTAL PHALANX, DORSAL)

Actions:
E TOE 1
DF AT ANKLE

Nerve: DEEP FIBULAR NERVE

18
Q

EXTENSOR DIGITORUM LONGUS

Origin:
Insertion:
Actions:
Nerve:

A

Origin:
FIBULA (anterior proximal 2/3)
TIBIA (lateral condyle)

Insertion: TOES 2-5 (middle and distal phalanges, dorsal)

Actions:
E TOES 2-5 (metatarsophalangeal and interphalangeal joints)
DF (dorsiflex) at ANKLE

Nerve: DEEP FIBULAR NERVE

19
Q

TIBIALIS ANTERIOR

Origin:
Insertion:
Actions:
Nerve:

A

Origin:
TIBIA (LATERAL CONTYLE, anterolateral proximal 2/3)

Insertion:
METATARSAL 1 (base, PLANTAR)

Actions:
INV FOOT at inter tarsal joint
DF AT ANKLE

Nerve: DEEP FIBULAR NERVE

20
Q

the DORSALIS PEDIS ARTERY arises from the

A

anterior tibial artery and may be palpated lateral to the extensor hallucis longus tendon

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