Chapter 11, Problem 10RFT

Summary Introduction

To review:

Match the term tibialis anterior with the most closely related description given below:

abducts the toes

flexes hip and/or lumbar spine

adduct (retract) scapula

connective tissue bands

plantar flexion at ankle

originates on ilium

flexes elbow

dorsiflexes ankle and inverts foot

lateral rotation of humerus at shoulder

supinates forearm

extends, adducts, medially rotates humerus at shoulder

Introduction:

The tibialis anterior is the dorsiflexor muscle that originates in the lateral condyle and the tibia’s proximal shaft. It inserts into the first metatarsal bones of the foot and the medial cuneiform.