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21 Cards in this Set
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What two main crus muscles attach to the Calcaneous |
Gastrocnemius and Soleus |
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True or False - Soleus and plantaris flexes the ankle and flexes the knee |
False - Gastrocnemius Flexes the ankle and Flexes the knee. |
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All Anterior Crus muscles do what action? |
All anterior Crus muscles Dorsi Flex the ankle |
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True/False - Fibularis Terfius is an Anterior Crus Muscle |
True - Fibularis Terfius is an Anterior muscles
Dorsi Flexes the ankle |
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True/False - Popliteus Crosses the knee |
True - Popliteus Crosses the knee
Helps medially rotate the Tibia |
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What passes posterior to the lateral Malleolus? |
Fibularis Brevis |
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How would you stretch the Tibialis? |
Tibialis Actions - Dorsi Flexion and Inversion
To Stretch - Plantar Flexion and Eversion |
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Fibula Bony Landmarks |
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Talus is what |
Talus is the ankle bone |
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Calcaneous is what |
Calcaneous is the heel |
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Navicular is what |
Navicular is below the medial malleolus |
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Plantar Bones of the foot |
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Muscles of the Anterior Compartment of the leg |
Tibialis Anterior - Dorsal Flexion Ankle, Inversion of foot
Extensor Digitorum Longus - Dorsal Flexion Ankle, Extensor of four small toes
Extensor Hallcius Longus - Dorsal Flexion Ankle, Extension big toe
Fibularis Tertius - Dorsal Flexion Ankle, Eversion of Foot
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Hallucis Means |
Big Toe |
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Plantaris Muscle |
Group - Posterior Crus Muscle
Structure - Is located behind the knee. Tendon runs to the calcaneus. MUSCLE IS NOT IN THE FOOT!!
Action - Flexes the knee, Plantar flexes the ankle |
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Fibularis Brevis |
Group - Lateral Crus Muscles
Structure - Tendon runs posterior to the lateral malleolus
Function - Plantar Flexion, Eversion of the foot |
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Tibialis Posterior Muscle |
Group - Posterior Crus muscles
Structure - Powerful inverter, Deep to the Gastrocnemius and Soleus
Function - Plantar Flexion |
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Flexor Digitorum Longus Muscles |
Group - Posterior Crus Muscles
Structure - Maintains arch of foot
Function - Plantar flexion of ankle, Flexion of little toes |
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Soleus and Gastrocnemius |
Soleus is deep to Gastrocnemius
Gastrocnemius Crosses the knee
Actions for both - Plantar Flexion |
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Lateral Crus Muscles of the leg |
Common action - Plantar Flexion and Eversion of the foot |
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Posterior Crus muscles |
Common Actions - Majority of the muscles action of Plantar flexion of the ankle |
