The lower leg is the part of the lower limb that lies between the knee and the ankle. The leg from the knee to the ankle is called the crus. Do you know the muscles that exist in this part of the body? Test yourself by taking up this quiz.
Above medial & lateral condyle of femur
Below medial & lateral condyle of femur
Tibia & fibula
Femur
Through calcaneal tendon to calcaneous
Calcaneus via calcaneal tendon
Posterior & medial tibial surfce
Navicular tuberosity
Plantarflex foot
Plantarflex ankle knee flexion (when not weight bearing)
Dorsiflex foot
Flexes big toe
Posterior surface of upper fibula & tibia
Anterior surface of lower fibula & tibia
Lateral supracondylar ridge of femur
Interosseous membrane
Plantarflex ankle
Flexes foot
Extends foot
Plantarflex foot
Through calcaneal tendon to calcaneous
Lateral supracondylar ridge of femur
Plantar surface
Calcaneus via calcaneal tendon
Posterior surface of upper fibula & tibia
Lateral supracondylar ridge of femur
Lateral femoral condyle
Medial tibial surface
Like a strong gastrocnemius
Like a strong soleus
Like a weak gastrocnemius
Like a weak soleus
Laterally rotates femur on tibia and unlocks knee
Medially rotates tibia on femur and unlocks knee
Assists in knee flexion
Helps unlock knee
Extends knee
Lateral femoral condyle
Lateral supracondylar ridge of femur
Calcaneal
Interosseous membrane
Posterior & medial tibial surface
Posterior surface of upper fibula & tibia
Interosseous membrane
Femur
Inversion plantarflexion of ankle
Eversion plantarflexion of ankle
Inversion dorsiflexion of foot
Eversion dorsiflexion of foot
Posterior tibia interosseous membrane fibula navicular tuberosity
Anterior tibia tibia interosseous membrane fibula
Posterior tibia distal phalanges 2-5 toes
Plantar surface tallus
Plantar flexion inversion flexes big toe
Flexes 2-5 toes dorsiflexion eversion
Flexes 2-5 toes inversion plantarflexion
Posterior surface of tibia plantar surface bases 2-5 distal phalanges
Anterior surface of fibula plantar surface base hallux
Plantar surface bases 2-5 distal phalanges posterior fibula
Fibula plantar surface of distal phalanx of great toe
Tibia
Femur
Tallus
Fibula
Plantar surface of base of 2-5 distal phalanges
Plantar surface of distal phalanx of great toe
Tibia
Calcaneous tendon
Flexes big toe (hallux)
Plantarflexion of foot
Inverts foot
Dorsiflex