Lower Limb - 8

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How many muscles are there in the deep group of the posterior compartment of the leg?

Which is the only one not to insert into the foot?

Which nerve supplies them all?

Which is the only one to not have an origin from the tibia, only distal three-quarters of fibula and interosseous membrane?

Which one muscle mimics the action of flexor digitorum profundus and supeficialis?

Which muscle that inserts into the navicular, has origins from both fibula and tibia?

What is the name of the ligament that connects the fibula to the femur?

What is the name of the ligament that connects the anteror part of the intercondylar eminence of the tibia to the posterior femur?

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Which type of displacement of the femur compared to the tibia does it prevent?

Which ligament is important during weightbearing on flexed knees?

What type of joint is the ankle?

At which joint do inversion and eversion of the foot occur?

When fracture of the femoral neck occur it may lead to external rotation and shortening of the limb, this is due to the powerful action of psoas major and which other muscle?

In the knee joint which meniscus is larger?

What is the main muscle involved in unlocking the knee?