Knee & lower leg anatomy and palpation

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  • Created on: 29-12-20 20:46
What is the origin and insertion of Gastrocnemius?
Medial & lateral femoral condyles and Achilles tendon
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What is the origin and insertion of Soleus?
Head & posterior fibula and Achilles tendon
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What is the origin and insertion of Tibialis posterior?
Posterior tibia & fibula and navicular & medial cuneiform
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What is the origin and insertion of Peroneus longus?
Head of fibula and medial cuneiform & 1st metatarsal
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What is the origin and insertion of Flexor digitorum longus?
Posterior tibia and phalanges 2-5
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What is the origin and insertion of the Extensor hallucis longus?
Medial surface of fibula and distal phalanx of big toe
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What is the origin and insertion of Tibialis anterior?
Anterior tibia and medial cuneiform
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Which 2 muscles cause inversion?
Tibialis posterior and Tibialis anterior
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What 4 muscles cause dorsiflexion?
Tibialis anterior, Extensor digitorum longus, Extensor hallucis longus and Peroneus tertius
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What are the actions of Fibularis longus?
Plantarflexion and eversion
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What are the actions of the Flexor digitorum longus?
Toes 2-5 flexion and plantarflexion
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What are the actions of the Extensor digitorum longus?
Dorsiflexion, eversion and toes 2-4 extension
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Which muscle has a tendon posterior & distal to the medial malleolus?
Tibialis posterior
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Which muscle has prominent tendons on the dorsal foot?
Extensor digitorum longus
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What muscle am I?
Resist eversion and palpate tendon just proximal to lateral malleolus
Peroneus longus
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What muscle am I?
Lie prone, flex knee 90* and resist plantarflexion
Soleus
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What muscle am I?
Plantarflex & invert the foot. Palpate tendon that is posterior & distal to the medial malleolus
Tibialis posterior
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What is the origin and insertion of Soleus?

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Head & posterior fibula and Achilles tendon

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What is the origin and insertion of Tibialis posterior?

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What is the origin and insertion of Peroneus longus?

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What is the origin and insertion of Flexor digitorum longus?

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