A muscle that originates in the upper two-thirds of the lateral surface of the tibia and inserts into the medial cuneiform and first metatarsal bones of the foot. Its acts to invert the foot. It is situated on the lateral side of the tibia; it is thick and fleshy above, tendinous below. This muscle overlaps the anterior tibial vessels and deep peroneal nerve in the upper part of the leg. [WP,unvetted]. The M. tibialis cranialis is a muscle that flexes the tarsometatarsus. It originates on the craniodistal aspect of the femur and proximal tibiotarsus and inserts on the cranial surface of the tarsometarsus[EvoWiki]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibialis_anterior_muscle http://evolutionwiki.org/wiki/M._tibialis_cranialis ]
Synonyms: tibilais cranialis tibialis anterior muscle tibialis cranialis
Term information
- BTO:0001382
- NCIT:C53079
- EMAPA:35866
- Wikipedia:Tibialis_anterior_muscle
- EFO:0001385
- UMLS:C1710423 (ncithesaurus:Tibialis_Cranialis)
- galen:TibialisAnterior
- MA:0002395
- SCTID:181696007
- FMA:22532
uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim
Term relations
- tibialis
- has muscle antagonist some tibialis posterior
- has muscle antagonist some soleus muscle
- has muscle insertion some distal tarsal bone
- has muscle insertion some metatarsal bone
- has muscle antagonist some gastrocnemius