Muscles Of Leg

To Be Presented By:
Silvia Monteiro
BHMS 1st Year
 MUSCLES OF ANTERIOR
&
LATERAL COMPARTMENT
OF LEG
MUSCLES ORIGIN INSERTION NERVE ACTION
SUPPLY

Peroneous Fibula, ant, 5th metatarsal Ankle,

tertius surface base dorsiflex.
distal 1/4 Tarsal,
eversion
Extensor Fibula, ant, Hallux, base Ankle,
hallucis surface of distal dorsiflex.
longus middle two phalanx Tarsal,
quarters inversion
hallux,
extension
Extensor Fibula, ant, Extensor Ankle,
digitorum surface expansion dorsiflex.
longus upper 3/4 toes 2-5 Toes,
extension 2-5
all joints
Muscles of back of the leg
 Superficial calf muscles
MUSCLES ORIGIN INSERTION NERVE ACTION
SUPPLY
gastrocnemius Femur, lat, Calcaneus, via Knee, flexion
surface of lat. tendo ankle, plantar
Condyle, post. calcaneus flexion
Surface
medial
condyle
Plantaris Femur, lat. Tendo Acts with
Condyle post. calcaneus gastrocnemius
surface

Soleus Tibia,soleal Tendo Plantar flexion

line, mid. ½ calcaneus
med. Border
fibula, post.
Surface upper
1/3
 Deep Muscles Of Back Of Leg
MUSCLES ORIGIN INSERTION NERVE ACTION
SUPPLY
Popliteus Femur, lat. Tibia, post. Med. Rotarion of
Condyle Surface prox. leg or lat.
popliteal groove To soleal line Rotation of thigh .
flexion
Flexor hallucis Fibula, poet. Hallux, distal Ankle, plantarflex
longus Surface middle phalanx, base hallux, flexion all
two 1/4 joints

Flexor digitorum Tibia, Terminal Ankle, phalanflex

longus post.surface phalanges Toes , 2-5 flexion
middle two 1/4 toes 2-5 all joints

Tibialis Interosseous Navicular Ankle, plantar fix.

posterior membrane upper tuberosity Tarsal,
½ & adjacent Medial maintenance of
parts of tibia & cuneiform. All arches, inversion
fibula tarsals except
talus, 1-2