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What is the scientific name for the Knee joint?

Tibiofemoral joint
List the movements produced by the tibiofemoral joint.
- Flexion/Extension
- Medial/Lateral Rotation (flexed knee)
What muscles produce Flexion at the tibiofemoral joint?
- Biceps Femoris
- Semitendinosus
- Semimembranosus
- Gracilis
- Sartorius
- Gastrocnemius
- Popliteus
- Plantaris (weak)
What muscles produce Extension at the tibiofemoral joint?
- Rectus Femoris
- Vastus Lateralis
- Vastus Medialis
- Vastus Intermedius
What muscles produce Medial Rotation at the tibiofemoral joint?
- ***Only when knee is flexed***
- Semitendinosus
- Semimembranosus
- Gracilis
- Sartorius
- Popliteus
What muscles produce Lateral Rotation at the tibiofemoral joint?
- ***Only when knee is flexed***
- Biceps Femoris
What is the scientific name for the Ankle joint?

Talocrural joint
What movements are produced at the talocrural joint?
- Plantar Flexion
- Dorsiflexion
What muscles produce Plantar Flexion at the talocrural joint?
- Gastrocnemius
- Soleus
- Tibialis Posterior
- Fibularis Longus (assists)
- Fibularis Brevis (assists)
- Flexor Digitorum Longus (weak)
- Flexor Hallucis Longus (weak)
- Plantaris (weak)
What muscles produce Dorsiflexion at the talocrural joint?
- Tibialis Anterior
- Extensor Digitorum Longus
- Extensor Hallucis Longus
What are the scientific names of the articulations that make up the Foot and Toe joints?
- Talotarsal joint
- Midtarsal joints
- Tarsometatarsal joints
- Metatarsophalangeal joints
- Proximal/Distal Interphalangeal joints
What movements are produced at the Foot and Toe joints?
- Inversion/Eversion
- 2nd-5th Toe Flexion/Extension
- 2nd-5th Toe Abduction/Adduction
What muscles produce Inversion of the foot?
- Tibialis Anterior
- Tibialis Posterior
- Flexor Digitorum Longus
- Flexor Hallucis Longus
- Extensor Hallucis Longus
What muscles produce Eversion of the foot?
- Fibularis Longus
- Fibularis Brevis
- Extensor Digitorum Longus
What muscles produce Flexion of the 2nd-5th toes?
- Flexor Digitorum Longus
- Flexor Digitorum Brevis
- Lumbricals
- Quadratus Plantae (assists)
- Dorsal Interossei (2nd-4th)
- Plantar Interossei (3rd-5th)
- Abductor Digiti Minimi (5th)
- Flexor Digiti Minimi Brevis (5th)
What muscles produce Extension of the 2nd-5th toes?
- Extensor Digitorum Longus
- Extensor Digitorum Brevis (2nd-4th)
- Lumbricals
What muscles produce Abduction of the 2nd-5th toes?
- Dorsal Interossei (2nd-4th)
- Abductor Digiti Minimi (assists 5th)
What muscles produce Adduction of the 2nd-5th toes?

Plantar Interossei (3rd-5th)
What is the scientific name for the big toe?
- Hallux
- 1st Digit of foot
What movements are produced at the hallux?
- Flexion/Extension
- Adduction/Abduction
What muscles produce Flexion of the 1st toe?
- Flexor Hallucis Longus
- Flexor Hallucis Brevis
- Abductor Hallucis (assists)
- Adductor Hallucis (assists)
What muscles produce Extension of the 1st toe?
- Extensor Hallucis Longus
- Extensor Hallucis Brevis
What muscles produce Abduction of the 1st toe?

Abductor Hallucis
What muscles produce Adduction of the 1st toe?

Adductor Hallucis

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Lower Extremity JM2

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Joint movements and muscles of the Knee, Ankle, Foot and Toes.

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2023-10-29T17:29:44Z

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