Lower extremity muscle function and innervation 4

Topic: Pharmacology

Created on Monday, September 18 2006 by

Last modified on Monday, September 18 2006.

 
        A) Knee extension
 
        B) Knee flexion
 
        C) Extension of the great toe
 
        D) Ankle dorsiflexion
 
        E) Ankle plantarflexion
 

 

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ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS

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A) knee extension

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The tibial nerve is involved in generating ankle plantarflexion.  (See References)

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B) knee flexion

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The tibial nerve is involved in generating ankle plantarflexion.  (See References)

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C) extension of the great toe

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The tibial nerve is involved in generating ankle plantarflexion.  (See References)

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D) ankle dorsiflexion

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The tibial nerve is involved in generating ankle plantarflexion.  (See References)

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E) ankle plantarflexion

This answer is correct.

Ankle plantarflexion is primarily mediated by the tibial nerve.  (See References)

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References:

1. Guarantors of Brain. (2000). Aids to the Examination of the Peripheral Nervous System, fourth edition. W.B. Saunders, Edinburgh.

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Lower extremity muscle function and innervation 4
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