15 - plantar flexion and dorsiflexion - muscles

you ought to have an idea about the principal and accesory muscles which cause plantar flexion and dorsiflexion , both for the sake of knowledge and post graduation entrance purposes . lets go into it.

The principal or main muscles which are responsible for plantar flexion are :

1. gastrocnemius
2. soleus

The prinicipal or main muscles which are responsible for dorsiflexion are :

1. tibialis anterior

( now lets look into the accesory muscles of plantar flexion and dorsiflexion )

The accesory muscles of plantar flexion are :

a. flexor hallucis longus
b. flexor digitorum longus
c. tibialis posterior and
d. plantaris

The accesory muscles of dorsiflexion are :

a. extensor hallucis longus
b. extensor digitorum longus
c. peroneus tertius