Flashcards: Calf muscles

The extensor digitorum brevis muscle (sometimes EDB) is a muscle on the upper surface of the foot that helps extend digits 2 through 4.

In human anatomy, the peroneus longus (also known as fibularis longus) is a superficial muscle in the lateral compartment of the leg, and acts to evert and plantar flex the ankle.

The plantaris is one of the superficial muscles of the superficial posterior compartment of the leg, one of the fascial compartments of the leg.

The popliteus muscle in the leg is used for unlocking the knees when walking, by medially rotating the tibia during the closed chain portion of the gait cycle (one with the foot in contact with the ground).

The triceps surae (/ˈtraɪsɛps ˈsjʊəriː/) (from Latin caput and sura. "three-headed [muscle] of the calf") is a pair of muscles located at the calf - the two-headed gastrocnemius and the soleus.

The Flexor hallucis longus muscle (FHL) is one of the three deep muscles of the posterior compartment of the leg that distally attaches to the plantar surface of the distal phalanx of the hallux (great or big toe).

In humans, the gastrocnemius muscle (/ˌɡæstrɒkˈniːmiəs/ or /ˌɡæstrəkˈniːmiəs/; plural gastrocnemii; Latin, from Greek γαστήρ "stomach" and κνήμη (knēmē) "leg"; meaning "stomach of leg" (referring to the bulging shape of the calf) is a very powerful superficial bipennate muscle that is in the back part of the lower leg. It runs from its two heads just above the knee to the heel, a two joint muscle.

The extensor digitorum longus is a pennate muscle, situated at the lateral part of the front of the leg.

The Extensor hallucis longus is a thin muscle, situated between the Tibialis anterior and the Extensor digitorum longus that functions to extend the big toe, dorsiflex the foot, and assists with foot eversion and inversion.

The flexor digitorum longus is situated on the tibial side of the leg.

The peroneus tertius (/ˌfɪbjᵿˈlɛərᵻs ˈtɛrʃi.əs/) (also known as fibularis tertius) is a muscle of the human body located in the lower limb.

The tibialis posterior is the most central of all the leg muscles, and is located in the deep posterior compartment of the leg.

The extensor hallucis brevis is a muscle on the top of the foot that helps to extend the big toe.

In humans and some other mammals, the soleus is a powerful muscle in the back part of the lower leg (the calf).

In human anatomy, the tibialis anterior (/ˌtɪbiˈeɪlᵻs/ or /ˌtɪbiˈælᵻs/) is a muscle that originates in the upper two-thirds of the lateral (outside) surface of the tibia and inserts into the medial cuneiform and first metatarsal bones of the foot.