Deep Part of Posterior Compartment of Leg (Left)

Description

The muscles of the deep part are one of the two subgroups of the muscles of the posterior compartment of the leg, the other being the muscles of the superficial part. Overall, these muscles mainly act to:

- plantarflex the foot at the ankle joint;

- flex the toes at their metatarsophalangeal and interphalangeal joints;

- invert the foot at the subtalar and transverse tarsal joints.

The muscles of the deep part of the posterior compartment of the leg consist of the:

- tibialis posterior;

- flexor digitorum longus;

- flexor hallucis longus;

- popliteus.