tibialis posterior
Musculus tibialis posterior
In 3 atlases
Definition
muscle in the most central of all the leg muscles
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Relations
- Origin
- posterior surface of tibia, medial surface of fibula, interosseous membrane of leg
- Insertion
- sustentaculum tali, navicular tuberosity, tuberosity of cuboid bone, lateral cuneiform bone, medial cuneiform bone, intermediate cuneiform bone, second metatarsal bone, third metatarsal bone, fourth metatarsal bone
- Action
- plantar flexion the ankle, inversion of the foot
- Innervation
- tibial nerve, interosseous nerve of leg
Sub-structures
Neighbouring structures
Practice questions
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Identifiers
- TA2
- 2666
- TA98
- A04.7.02.051
- FMA
- 51099
- UBERON
- 0001667
- Wikidata
- Q1551145
