ankle and foot muscles

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Gastrocnemius origin

Medial head: medial femoral condyle

Lateral head: lateral femoral condyle

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Gastrocnemius insertion

Posterior Calcaneus

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Gastrocnemius action

Plantar flexion, flexion of knee

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Gastrocnemius innervation

Tibial nerve

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Soleus origin

Proximal tibia and fibula

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Soleus action

Plantar flexion

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Soleus innervation

Tibial nerve

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Perone longus origin

Head and upper 2/3 of fibula

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Peroneus longus insertion

Undersurface of medial coneiform, undersurface of 1st metatarsal

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Peroneus brevis origin

Mid and lower 2/3 of fibula

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Peroneus brevis insertion

Tuberosity of 5th metatarsal

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Peroneus brevis action

Plantar flexion, eversion

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Peroneus brevis innervation

Superficial peroneal nerve

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Peroneus tertius origin

Distal 1/3 or anterior fibula

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Petronius tertius insertion

Tuberosity of 5th metatarsal

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Peroneus tertius action

Eversion, dorsiflexion

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Peroneus tertius innervation

Superficial peroneal nerve

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Extensor digitorum longus origin

Lateral condyle of tibia, fibular head, upper 2/3 of fibula

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Extensor digitorum longus insertion

Top of middle and distal phalanxes of digits 2-5

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Extensor digitorum longus action

Extension of digits 2-5 at MTP, PIP, and DIP joints, dorsiflexion, eversion

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Extensor digitorum longus Innervation

Deep peroneal nerve

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Extensor hallucis longus origin

Middle 2/3 of anterior fibula

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extensor hallucis longus insertion

Base of distal phalanx of digit 1

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extensor hallucis longus Action

Extension of digit 1 at MTP and IP joint, dorisflexion, weak inversion

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extensor hallucis longus Innervation

Deep peroneal nerve

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Tibialis anterior origin

Upper 2/3 of tibia

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Tibialis anterior insertion

Inner surface of medial cuneiform, 1st metatarsal

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Tibialis anterior Action

Dorsiflexion, inversion

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Tibialis anterior Innervation

Deep peroneal nerve

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Tibialis posterior origin

Posterior surface of interosseous membrane

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Tibialis posterior Insertion

Inferior surface of navicular, cuneiform, cuboid, and 2-4 metatarsal bases

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Tibialis posterior action

Plantar flexion, inversion

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Tibialis posterior Innervation

Tibial nerve

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Flexor digitorum longus origin

Middle 1/3 of posterior tibia

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Flexor digitorum longus Insertion

Base of distal phalanx of digits 2-5

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Flexor digitorum longus Action

Flexion of digits 2-5 at metatarsophalangeal, PIP and DIP joints

Inversion, plantar flexion

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Flexor digitorum longus Innervation

Tibial nerve

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Flexor hallucis longus origin

Middle 2/3 posterior fibula

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Flexor hallucis longus Insertion

Base of distal phalanx of digit 1

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Flexor hallucis longus Action

Flexion of digit 1 at metatarsophilangeal and interphilangeal joints, inversion, plantar flexion

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Flexor hallucis longus Innervation

Tibial nerve