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Q: What is the antagonist muscle in ankle plantar flexion?
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A prime mover of ankle plantar flexion?

tiil adidas


What part of the body is the plantar flexion?

Plantar flexion is a movement of the foot which takes the toes further away from the shin. The foot falls down at the ankle. It occurs when you stand on your tiptoes.


What joint is made up of the tibia fibula talus and allows for dorsiflexion and plantar flexion?

ankle joint ankle joint


If you stand on tiptoes to reach something on a high shelf you are performing at the ankle joint?

plantar flexion


What are the names of the 2 lateral ankle muscles that create plantar flexion and eversion of the foot?

tibialis anterior


What muscles are agonists in plantar flexion?

The opposite of plantar flexion is dorsiflexion. Plantar flexion means to increase the angle at the ankle, as in tip-toeing. The muscles involved in dorsiflexion (picking up the toes) are:tibialis anterior muscleextensor hallucis longus muscleextensor digitorum longus muscleperoneus tertius


What is moving the sole of the foot outward at the ankle called?

Plantar abduction. Movement inward is adduction. Upward movement of the foot is called dorsiflexion. Downward movement of the foot is called plantar flexion.


How will we perform plantar reflex in amputated person?

Components of plantar reflex. 1st fanning of toes, 2nd plantar flexion of great toe, 3rd plantar flexion of ankle, 4th flexion at knee, 5th flexion and abduction at hip. So if toes r amputed u can check other components.. But if High amputation is done.. then its difficult to access and test the plantar reflex. Well there r many techniques to check plantar reflexes, but most commonly used one is to stroke the foot


Does plantar flexion mean turning the hand downward?

No. Plantarflexion refers to moving the ankle downwards. It is the opposite of dorsiflexion. Flexor Carpi Radialis is moving the wrist downwards.


Which muscle is involved in adduction at the ankle joint?

If you mean hyperadduction of the joint at the knee, it is stretching the muscle on the top of your thigh which is called the gastrocnemius.


Does eversion of the ankle joint move the plantar surface medially?

No. The plantar surface move laterally.


What muscles plantar flex the ankle but do not flex the knee?

The Gastrocnemius and the Soleus flexes the knee and the foot. The Plantaris is an unimportant muscle. Many people do not have it and doctors tend to use this muscle for tendon graphs.