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6. What is the origin and insertion of Tibialis posterior?

  • Posterior tibia & fibula and navicular & medial cuneiform
  • Posterior tibia & Achilles tendon
  • Posterior tibia & fibula and navicular
  • Posterior tibia and medial cuneiform

7. What muscle am I?
Lie prone, flex knee 90* and resist plantarflexion

  • Tibialis posterior
  • Tibialis anterior
  • Soleus
  • Gastrocnemius

8. Which muscle has prominent tendons on the dorsal foot?

  • Extensor digitorum longus
  • Flexor digitorum longus
  • Peroneus longus
  • Peroneus brevis

9. What is the origin and insertion of Soleus?

  • Head & posterior fibula and medial tuberosity
  • Head of fibula and talus
  • Head & posterior fibula and Achilles tendon
  • Posterior tibia and Achilles tendon

10. Which muscle has a tendon posterior & distal to the medial malleolus?

  • Tibialis posterior
  • Gastrocnemius
  • Soleus
  • Tibialis anterior

11. What is the origin and insertion of Flexor digitorum longus?

  • Posterior fibula and phalanges 2-5
  • Posterior tibia and phalanges 2-5
  • Head of fibula and phalanges 2-5
  • Tibial tuberosity and phalanges 2-5

12. What is the origin and insertion of Gastrocnemius?

  • Posterior tibia and Achilles tendon
  • Medial & lateral femoral condyles and Achilles tendon
  • Medial femoral condyle and talus
  • Head of fibula and Achilles tendon

13. What 4 muscles cause dorsiflexion?

  • Tibialis posterior, Gastrocnemius and Soleus
  • Tibialis anterior, Extensor digitorum longus, Extensor hallucis longus and Peroneus tertius
  • Extensor digitorum longus, Extensor hallucis longus and Extensor digitorum brevis
  • Tibialis anterior, Peroneus tertius, Peroneus longus and Peroneus brevis

14. What are the actions of the Flexor digitorum longus?

  • Toes 2-5 flexion and plantarflexion
  • Toes 2-5 flexion and dorsiflexion
  • Big toe flexion and plantarflexion
  • Toes 2-5 flexion and inversion

15. What muscle am I?
Plantarflex & invert the foot. Palpate tendon that is posterior & distal to the medial malleolus

  • Tibialis posterior
  • Peroneus brevis
  • Peroneus longus
  • Tibialis anterior

16. What muscle am I?
Resist eversion and palpate tendon just proximal to lateral malleolus

  • Tibialis posterior
  • Peroneus brevis
  • Peroneus longus
  • Tibialis anterior

17. What are the actions of the Extensor digitorum longus?

  • Plantarflexion, inversion and toes 2-4 extension
  • Dorsiflexion, eversion and toes 2-4 extension
  • Dorsiflexion, eversion and toes 2-4 extension
  • Dorsiflexion, eversion and toes 2-5 extension