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The tibialis anterior muscle: this long, thick muscle lies against the lateral surface of the tibia, where it is easy to palpate (feel). It dorsiflexes and inverts the foot.
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What is the gastronemius muscle?
The gastronemius muscle is one of the calf muscles and it plantar flexes the foot or flexes the knee.
What is the opposite muscle to the tibialis anterior?
The gastrocnemius (plantar flexes the foot) is the muscle which is opposite of the tibialis anterior dorsiflexor of the foot).
What muscle flexes the foot?
The calf muscle on the back of your tibia and fibula bones, along with a few small ones in your foot itself that I'm not sure of the name.Your shin flexes and your calf contracts. THis works the same when pointing your foot.
How does the action of the fibularis longus in humans differ from tha of the fibularis tertius?
Inserts on the dorsum of the fifth metatarsal. When it contracts it dorsiflexes and everts the foot
What type of lever system is described with the soleus muscle flexes the foot?
enduance
What part of the body does the gastrocnemius move?
The gastrocnemius, the large muscle in the calf, flexes the knee and foot.
What is the lateral compartment muscle that plantar flexes and everts the ankle?
If you are studying the 8th edition of the Essentials of Human Anatomy and Physiology by Elaine N. , the answer is fibularis longus, found on pg. 211.NFibularis Longusfibularis longus
What is the function of sartorius?
It flexes your knees and allows flexing and movement of your hips. If you pick your foot up and look at the sole of your foot then you are using all the functions of the sartorius muscle.
What is the Joint of the gastrocnemius?
It plantar flexes the foot at the ankle and flexes the leg at the knee.
What muscles plantar flex the ankle but do not flex the knee?
The Gastrocnemius and the Soleus flexes the knee and the foot. The Plantaris is an unimportant muscle. Many people do not have it and doctors tend to use this muscle for tendon graphs.
What muscle of the legs that plantar flexes foot and flexes legs?
The gastrocnemius, tibialis posterior are the main plantarflexors. However, the flexor digitorium longus and flexor hallicus longus are weak plantarflexors, along with peroneus longus and brevis.
What are the actions of the soleus?
Plantar flexes the foot. (:
