Anatomy Quiz Lower Leg Muscles And Groups
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Lower leg muscles and groups of muscles
- 1.What are the medial head and lateral head origin of Gastrocnemius
- A.
Above medial & lateral condyle of femur
- B.
Below medial & lateral condyle of femur
- C.
Tibia & fibula
- D.
Femur
- 2.What is the insertion of Gastrocnemius and soleus
- A.
Through calcaneal tendon to calcaneous
- B.
Calcaneus via calcaneal tendon
- C.
Posterior & medial tibial surfce
- D.
Navicular tuberosity
- 3.What are the actions of gastrocnemius
- A.
Plantarflex foot
- B.
Plantarflex ankle knee flexion (when not weight bearing)
- C.
Dorsiflex foot
- D.
Flexes big toe
- 4.What is the origin of soleus
- A.
Posterior surface of upper fibula & tibia
- B.
Anterior surface of lower fibula & tibia
- C.
Lateral supracondylar ridge of femur
- D.
Interosseous membrane
- 5.What is the action of soleus
- A.
Plantarflex ankle
- B.
Flexes foot
- C.
Extends foot
- D.
Plantarflex foot
- 6.What is insertion of plantaris
- A.
Through calcaneal tendon to calcaneous
- B.
Lateral supracondylar ridge of femur
- C.
Plantar surface
- D.
Calcaneus via calcaneal tendon
- 7.Origin of plantaris
- A.
Posterior surface of upper fibula & tibia
- B.
Lateral supracondylar ridge of femur
- C.
Lateral femoral condyle
- D.
Medial tibial surface
- 8.What is the plantaris compared to?
- A.
Like a strong gastrocnemius
- B.
Like a strong soleus
- C.
Like a weak gastrocnemius
- D.
Like a weak soleus
- 9.What are NOT the actions of the popliteus?
- A.
Laterally rotates femur on tibia and unlocks knee
- B.
Medially rotates tibia on femur and unlocks knee
- C.
Assists in knee flexion
- D.
Helps unlock knee
- E.
Extends knee
- 10.What is the origin of popliteus
- A.
Lateral femoral condyle
- B.
Lateral supracondylar ridge of femur
- C.
Calcaneal
- D.
Interosseous membrane
- 11.What is the insertion of popliteus
- A.
Posterior & medial tibial surface
- B.
Posterior surface of upper fibula & tibia
- C.
Interosseous membrane
- D.
Femur
- 12.What are the actions of tibialis posterior
- A.
Inversion plantarflexion of ankle
- B.
Eversion plantarflexion of ankle
- C.
Inversion dorsiflexion of foot
- D.
Eversion dorsiflexion of foot
- 13.What is the insertion and origin of tibialilis posterior
- A.
Posterior tibia interosseous membrane fibula navicular tuberosity
- B.
Anterior tibia tibia interosseous membrane fibula
- C.
Posterior tibia distal phalanges 2-5 toes
- D.
Plantar surface tallus
- 14.What does the flexor digitorum longus do
- A.
Plantar flexion inversion flexes big toe
- B.
Flexes 2-5 toes dorsiflexion eversion
- C.
Flexes 2-5 toes inversion plantarflexion
- 15.Where is flexor digitorum longus located
- A.
Posterior surface of tibia plantar surface bases 2-5 distal phalanges
- B.
Anterior surface of fibula plantar surface base hallux
- C.
Plantar surface bases 2-5 distal phalanges posterior fibula
- D.
Fibula plantar surface of distal phalanx of great toe
- 16.What's the origin of flexor hallucis longus
- A.
Tibia
- B.
Femur
- C.
Tallus
- D.
Fibula
- 17.Insertion of flexor hallucis longus
- A.
Plantar surface of base of 2-5 distal phalanges
- B.
Plantar surface of distal phalanx of great toe
- C.
Tibia
- D.
Calcaneous tendon
- 18.What are NOT the actions of flexor hallucis longus
- A.
Flexes big toe (hallux)
- B.
Plantarflexion of foot
- C.
Inverts foot
- D.
Dorsiflex
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