Statistics for Muscles of the Leg

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
The most superficial calf muscle	Gastrocnemius	97%
Only plantarflexes the foot	Soleus	51%
Only flexes the four lateral toes	Flexor Digitorum Longus	33%
Controls locking and unlocking of the knee	Popliteus	33%
Only flexes the big toe	Flexor Hallucis Longus	31%
Inserts into the calcaneus via calcanial tendon	Plantaris	24%
Extends the big toe and dorsiflexes the foot	Extensor Hallucis Longus	22%
Originates from the lateral surface of the tibia and interosseous membrane	Tibialis Anterior	20%
Only everts the foot	Fibularis Brevis	18%
Inserts into the navicular tuberosity and medial cuneiform	Tibialis Posterior	18%
Innervated by the superficial fibular nerve (L5-S2)	Fibularis Longus	17%
Innervated by the deep fibular nerve (L5, S1)	Extensor Digitorum Longus	13%
Inserts into metatarsal five	Fibularis Tertius	10%