TIBIALIS

ANTERIOR

 Origin

 

Tibia, interosseous membrane

 

• Insertion

 

First cuneiform, first metatarsal

 

 Agonist(s)

 

- Extensor hallucis longus

- Extensor digitorum longus

 

• Antagonist(s)

 

- Gastrocnemius

- Soleus

 

• Function

 

Dorsiflexion of the foot (lifting toes upward), inversion of the foot (turning sole of the foot inward)