Posterior leg muscles (attachments)

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- - What is the proximal attachment of gastrocnemius, lateral head?
  - Femur (lateral side of lateral condyle) Show answerWrong Right
- - What is the proximal attachment of gastrocnemius, medial head?
  - Femur (popliteal surface, superior to medial condyle) Show answerWrong Right
- - What are the proximal attachments of soleus (2)?
  - Fibula (posterior of head, superior quarter of posterior surface); tibia (soleal line, medial border) Show answerWrong Right
- - What are the proximal attachments of plantaris (2)?
  - Femur (inferior of lateral supracondylar line); oblique popliteal ligament Show answerWrong Right
- - What are the proximal attachments of popliteus (2)?
  - Femur (lateral side of lateral condyle); lateral meniscus Show answerWrong Right
- - What are the proximal attachments of flexor hallucis longus (2)?
  - Fibula (inferior two thirds of posterior surface); interosseous membrane Show answerWrong Right
- - What are the proximal attachments of flexor digitorum longus (2)?
  - Tibia (medial part of posterior surface inferior to soleal line); fibula Show answerWrong Right
- - What is the proximal attachment of tibialis posterior?
  - Interosseous membrane; tibia (posterior surface below soleal line); fibula (posterior surface) Show answerWrong Right
- - What is the distal attachment of gastrocnemius, lateral head?
  - Calcaneus (posterior surface, via calcaneal tendon) Show answerWrong Right
- - What is the distal attachment of gastrocnemius, medial head?
  - Calcaneus (posterior surface, via calcaneal tendon) Show answerWrong Right
- - What is the distal attachment of soleus?
  - Calcaneus (posterior surface, via calcaneal tendon) Show answerWrong Right
- - What is the distal attachment of plantaris?
  - Calcaneus (posterior surface, via calcaneal tendon) Show answerWrong Right
- - What is the distal attachment of popliteus?
  - Tibia (posterior surface, superior to soleal line) Show answerWrong Right
- - What is the distal attachment of flexor hallucis longus?
  - Distal phalanx of big toe (base) Show answerWrong Right
- - What is the distal attachment of flexor digitorum longus?
  - Distal phalanges of 2nd-5th digits (base) Show answerWrong Right
- - What are the distal attachments of tibialis posterior (4)?
  - Navicular (tuberosity); cuneiforms; cuboid; 2nd-4th metatarsals (bases) Show answerWrong Right