Tibialis Anterior (Shin)

Muscle Name: Tibialis Anterior (Shin)

Medical Name:

• Tibialis Anterior

Other Names:

• Shin Muscle

Head:

• None (Single muscle)

Movement:

• Dorsiflexion of the ankle
  • Lifting the toes upwards
• Inversion of the foot
  • Turning the sole of the foot inward

Attachment:

• Origin:
  • Lateral condyle and upper two-thirds of the lateral surface of the tibia
  • Interosseous membrane
• Insertion:
  • Medial cuneiform bone
  • Base of the first metatarsal

Related Muscles:

• Extensor Digitorum Longus
• Extensor Hallucis Longus
• Peroneus (Fibularis) Longus and Brevis
• Gastrocnemius
• Soleus

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