MYOTOMES & MUSCLES-LEG
SUMMARY
LEG MUSCLES-ANKLE
1. Ankle dorsiflexion (L4 + 5) => Tibialis anterior; Extensor hallucis longus; Extensor digitorum longus.
2. Ankle plantarflexion (S1 + S2) => Gastro-soleus complex; Tibialis posterior; Flexor hallucis longus; Flexor digitorum longus.
LEG MUSCLES-GREAT TOE
3. Toe dorsiflexion (L5 + S1) => Extensor hallucis longus.
4. Toe plantarflexion (S1 + S2) => Flexor hallucis longus.
LEG MUSCLES-FOOT EVERSION/INVERSION
5. Foot inversion (L4, Tibial n.) => Tibialis posterior.
6. Foot eversion (L5 + S1, Common peroneal n.) => Tibialis anterior.
Reference(s)
R.M.H McMinn (1998). Last’s anatomy: regional and applied. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone.
Gray, H., Carter, H.V. and Davidson, G. (2017). Gray’s anatomy. London: Arcturus.