Ankle and Toe

Movements
1. The leg is divided into thirteen compartments,
 Muscles in the anterior compartment cause dorsiflexion,
inversion, or eversion of the foot and extension of the toes.
 Muscles of the lateral compartment plantar flex and evert
the foot.
 Muscles of the posterior compartment flex the leg, plantar
flex and invert the foot and flex the toes.
2. Intrinsic foot muscles flex or extend, and abduct or adduct
the toes
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Extensor digitorum longus and
Extensor Hallucis Longus
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