Peroneus Longus
Muscle Name:
Common Name: Peroneus Longus
Medical Name: Fibularis Longus
Other Names:
Head:
Movement:
Primary movements:
Plantar flexion of the ankle joint (pointing the foot downward)
Eversion of the foot (rolling the sole outward)
Attachment:
Origin:
Head and upper two-thirds of the lateral surface of the fibula
Insertion:
Plantar surface of the first metatarsal and medial cuneiform
Related Muscles:
Peroneus Brevis
Peroneus Tertius
Tibialis anterior
Gastrocnemius
Soleus
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