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- What are the actions of gastrocnemius?
- Plantarflexes ankle (when knee extended); flexes leg; raises heel during walking
- 16.7%
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- What are the actions of soleus (2)?
- Plantarflexes ankle; steadies leg on foot
- 16.7%
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- What is the action of plantaris?
- Helps plantarflex ankle
- 16.7%
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- What are the actions of popliteus (2)?
- Helps flex knee; unlocks knee (by laterally rotating femur on fixed tibia or medially rotating tibia)
- 16.7%
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- What are the actions of flexor hallucis longus (3)?
- Flexes big toe (all joints); helps plantarflex ankle; supports medial longitudinal arch of foot
- 16.7%
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- What are the actions of flexor digitorum longus (3)?
- Flexes 2nd-5th digits; plantarflexes ankle; supports longitudinal arches of foot
- 16.7%
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- What are the actions of tibialis posterior (3)?
- Plantarflexes ankle; inverts foot; supports medial longitudinal arch of foot
- 16.7%
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