Leg Flashcards by Steph Morton

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Tibialis anterior insertion

A

Medial cuneiform, base of 1st metatarsal

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Tibialis anterior origin

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Lateral side of tibia

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Tibialis anterior innervation

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Deep fibular nerve

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Tibialis anterior action

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Dorsiflexes and inverts foot

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Extensor hallucis longus origin

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Fibula and interosseous membrane

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Extensor hallucis longus insertion

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Base of distal phalanx of great toe

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Extensor hallucis longus innervation

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Deep fibular nerve

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Extensor hallucis longus action

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Extends great toe, dorsiflexes foot

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Extensor digitorum longus origin

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Fibula and interosseous membrane

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Extensor digitorum longus insertion

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Middle and distal phalanges of lateral four toes

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Extensor digitorum longus innervation

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Deep fibular nerve

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Extensor digitorum longus action

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Extends lateral four toes, dorsiflexes foot

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Fibularis longus origin

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Fibula

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Fibularis longus insertion

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Medial cuneiform, base of 1st metatarsal (tendon passes across the plantar surface of the foot)

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Fibularis longus innervation

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Superficial fibular nerve

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Fibularis longus action

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Everts foot

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Fibularis brevis origin

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Fibula

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Fibularis brevis insertion

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Base of 5th metatarsal

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Fibularis brevis innervation

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Superficial fibular nerve

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Fibularis brevis action

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Everts foot

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Gastrocnemius origin

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Lateral and medial femoral condyles

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Gastrocnemius insertion

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Calcaneus via calcaneal tendon

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Gastrocnemius innervation

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Tibial nerve

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Gastrocnemius action

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Plantarflexes foot, flexes leg

Soleus origin

Fibula, soleal line on tibia

Soleus insertion

Calcaneus via calcaneal tendon

Soleus innervation

Tibial nerve

Soleus action

Plantarflexes foot

Plantaris origin

Lateral supracondylar area of femur

Plantaris insertion

Calcaneus via calcaneal tendon

Plantaris innervation

Tibial nerve

Plantaris action

Plantarflexes foot, flexes leg

Flexor digitorum longus origin

Posterior surface of tibia

Flexor digitorum longus insertion

Base of distal phalanx of the lateral four toes

Flexor digitorum longus innervation

Tibial nerve

Flexor digitorum longus action

Flexes lateral four toes

Tibialis posterior origin

Interosseous membrane, posterior surface of tibia and fibula

Tibialis posterior insertion

Medial tarsal bones

Tibialis posterior innervation

Tibial nerve

Tibialis posterior action

Plantarflexes and inverts foot

Flexor hallucis longus origin

Posterior surface of fibula, interosseous membrane

Flexor hallucis longus insertion

Base of distal phalanx of the great toe

Flexor hallucis longus innervation

Tibial nerve

Flexor hallucis longus action

Flexes great toe

Popliteus origin

Posterior surface of tibia

Popliteus insertion

Lateral femoral condyle

Popliteus innervation

Tibial nerve

Popliteus action

“Unlocks” knee joint