anatomy 2

Which of the following muscles dorsiflexes the foot at the ankle joint?

• Peroneous longus

• Extensor digitorum brevis

• Tibialis posterior

• Extensor hallucis brevis

• Tibialis anterior

The following muscles invert the foot except the:

• Tibialis posterior

• Peroneus tertius

• Tibialis anterior

• flexor digitorum longus

• flexor hallucis longus

15. "Unlocking" of the knee joint to permit flexion is caused by the action of which muscle?

• Gastrocnemius

• Biceps femoris

• Popliteus

• Articularis genu

• Vastus medialis

The gastrocnemias and the soleus muscles have all the following features in common except:

• They planter flex the ankle joint

• They insert via the tendo calaneus

• They arise from the femoral condyles and flex the knee joint

• They are found in the posterior compartment of the leg

• They are supplied by the tibial nerve

Which of the following muscles everts the foot?

• The flexor digitorum longus muscle

• The tibialis anterior muscle

• The peroneus longus muscle

• The flexor hallucis longus muscle

• The tibialis posterior muscle

Which of the following does not insert into the planter aspect of the foot?

• Flexor hallucis longus

• Tibialis posterior

• Peroneus longus

• Flexor digitorum longus

• Peroneus tertias

Muscles of the deep posterior compartment of the leg produce which of the following?

• Planter flexion

• Inversion

• Both A and B

• Neither A nor B

Which is/are not innervated by lateral plantar nerves?

• Adductor hallucis

• Abductor digiti minimi

• Flexor digitorum brevis

• Fourth lumbrical

• All of the above

The short muscles of the first layer of the sole are:

• Flexor digitorum brevis

• Abductor hallucis

• Abductor digit minimi

• All of the above

• None of the above

The muscles of the first layer of the sole are innervated by:

• Medial planter nerve

• Lateral planter nerve

• Both A and B

• Neither A nor B