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View Slides 62 and 63 Muscles that Move the Foot and Toes
Gastrocnemius:
O- Medial and Lateral Condyles of
the Femur
I- Calcaneus Bone via the Calcaneal
tendon (Achilles)
A- Flexion of leg; Plantar Flexion of
foot
L- Posterior, Distal, Superficial
Soleus:
O- Fibula and Posterior line of the
Tibia
I- Calcaneus Bone via the Calcaneal
tendon
A- Plantar flexion of the foot
L- Posterior, Distal, Deep
Popliteus:
O- Lateral Condyle of the Femer
I- Posterior surface of the Tibia
Superior to the Soleus
A- Flexion and medial rotation of
the leg (when foot is flat) Lateral
rotation (when foot is plantar
flexed)
L- Posterior, Deep, Superior to the
Soleus
Fibularis Muscles (Peroneal
Muscles)
Brevis, Longus, Tertius
O- Lateral surface of Fibula
I- Plantar surface of the foot from
medial cuneiform to 5th metatarsal
A- Plantar Flexion, Eversion of foot
L- Posterior, Lateral, Deepest
Tibialis Posterior:
O- Interosseous membrane,
posteriomedial surface of fibula,
posteriolateral surface of tibia
I- Navicular bone, Medial
Cuneiform bone, metatarsals 2-4
A- Plantar Flexion and Inversion of
Foot.
L- Posterior, Distal, Deepest
Flexor Hallucis Longus:
O- Posterior surface of fibula
I- Base of distal Phalanges, and the
Great Toe
A- Flexion of Phalanges, and
metatarsals (curing toes and foot
under) Great toe
L- Posterior, Distal, Deepest
Flexor Digitorum Longus:
O- Posterior surface of the Tibia
I- Base of distal phalanges of digits
2-5
A- Flexion of phalanges and
metatarsals 2-5, Plantar Flexion of
foot
L- Posterior, Distal, Deepest