The muscle that acts primarily as an eveor of ankle inseed into the medial cuneiform is which of the following?
Correct Answer: Peroneus longus
Description: The peroneus longus and brevis act primarily as eveors, with the peroneus brevis being the stronger of the two. In the question, the eveor inseed to the medial cuneiform, which is peroneus longus. The peroneus brevis inses on the base of the fifth metatarsal and the peroneus longus courses under the cuboid to inse on the base of the first metatarsal and medial cuneiform. The tibialis anterior is the dorsiflexor of foot at the ankle joint. It is the inveor of the foot at the midtarsal and subtalar joints.Tibialis posterior is the principal inveor of the foot.
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