MQ10 - Muscles of Foot/Toes

What muscle is this?

• flexor digitorum longus

• flexor hallucis longus

• extensor digitorum longus

• extensor hallucis longus

What is this muscle?

• soleus

• fibularis longus

• extensor digitorum longus

• tibialis anterior

What is the insertion of the tibialis anterior muscle?

• tarsal and metatarsal bone

• base of 1st metatarsal bones

• posterior calcaneus

What is the origin of the tibialis anterior muscle?

• lateral condyle and proximal shaft of tibia

• medial cuneiform and base of first metatarsal

What are the actions of the tibialis anterior muscle? Choose 2 answers!

• Inverts foot at ankle.

• Dorsiflexes foot at ankle.

• Extends knee

• Adducts leg

What muscle is this?

• vastus medialis

• biceps femoris

• semitendinosus

• semimembranosus

• gastrocnemius

What is the action of the tibialis posterior muscle? Choose 2 answers!

• adduction and inversion of foot

• plantarflexion at ankle

• It also extends thigh at hip.

• Flexes vertebral column

What are the origins of the gastrocnemius muscle? Choose 2 answers!

• Medial head: medial condyle of femur and area just above condyle.

• Lateral head: lateral condyle of femur and area just above condyle.

• Posterior calcaneus via calcaneal tendon.

What is the insertion of the gastrocnemius muscle? Choose 1 answer!

• Medial head: medial condyle of femur and area just above condyle.

• Lateral head: lateral condyle of femur and area just above condyle.

• calcaneus via calcaneal tendon.

What is the action of the gastrocnemius muscle? Choose 2 answers!

• extension/ plantar flexion at ankle; inversion adn adduction of foot

• Flexes the leg at the knee.

• It also extends thigh at hip.

• Flexes vertebral column