Musculus tibialis posterior

Tibialis posterior muscle

Origin: membrana interossea cruris, edges of the fibula and tibia

Attachment: tuberossitas ossis navicularis, the lower surface of the sphenoid bones

Innervation: n. tibialis (L₅–S_1–2)

Function: plantar flexion of the foot, support of the longitudinal arch of the foot

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References

• ČIHÁK, Radomír. Anatomie 1. 2. edition. Grada, 2001. 497 pp. ISBN 80-7169-970-5.

• VIGUÉ, Jordi. Atlas lidského těla. 3. edition. Rebo, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7234-881-7.