Lower Leg Muscles Word Scramble
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| Muscle | Origin | Insertion | Action | Innervation |
| Flexor Digitorum Longus | posterior surface of tibia | plantar base of distal phalanges | plantar flexes and inverts | Tibial |
| Tibialis Anterior | lateral tibial condyle | medial 1st cuneiform and metatarsal | dorsiflexes | Deep Peroneal |
| Extensor Hallucis Longus | anterior surface of fibula | plantar base of distal phalanx of 1st MT | extends great toe | Deep Peroneal |
| Soleus | head of fibula and medial border of tibia | calcaneus via achilles | plantar flexes | Tibial |
| Flexor Hallucis Longus | inferior two thirds of fibula | plantar surface of proximal 1st phalanx | plantar flexes and inverts | Tibial |
| Plantaris | lateral femoral condyle | calcaneus via Achilles | plantarflexes, knee flexion | Tibial |
| Tibialis Posterior | tibia and fibula | navicular tuberosity | plantar flexes and inverts | Tibial |
| Peroneus Longus | lateral tibial condyle | lateral 1st cuneiform and metatarsal | plantarflexes and everts | Superficial Peroneal |
| Peroneus brevis | distal 2/3 lateral fibula | base of 5th metatarsal | eversion; plantarflexion | Superficial Peroneal |
| Extensor Digitorum Longus | lateral tibial condyle and fibular head | distal phalanges of 2-5 toes | dorsiflexes and everts | Deep Peroneal |
| Gastrocnemius | tibial condyles | calcaneus via achilles | plantar flexes and flexes knee | Tibial |
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