Definition of Tibialis anterior

1. Noun. A muscle running from the tibia to the first metatarsal and cuneiform bones.

Exact synonyms: Tibialis Anticus
Generic synonyms: Musculus Tibialis, Tibialis, Tibialis Muscle

Medical Definition of Tibialis anterior

1. Origin, upper two-thirds of lateral surface of tibia, interosseous membrane, and intermuscular septum; insertion, medial cuneiform and base of first metatarsal; action, dorsiflexion and inversion of foot; nerve supply, deep peroneal. Synonym: musculus tibialis anterior, anterior tibial muscle, musculus tibialis anticus. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tibialis Anterior

tibial arteries
tibial border of foot
tibial bowing
tibial collateral ligament
tibial communicating nerve
tibial crest
tibial intertendinous bursa
tibial nerve
tibial phenomenon
tibial tuberosity
tibial vein
tibiale
tibiale posticum
tibialgia
tibialis
tibialis anterior (current term)
tibialis anticus
tibialis muscle
tibialis posterior
tibialis posticus
tibias
tibiiform
tibio-
tibio-talar slant
tibiocalcaneal ligament
tibiocalcaneal part of deltoid ligament
tibiocalcanean
tibiofascialis
tibiofemoral
tibiofemoral index

Literary usage of Tibialis anterior

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Anatomy, Descriptive and Applied by Henry Gray (1913)
"tibialis anterior. Extensor hallucis longus. Extensor digitorum longus. Peronaeus tertius. Dissection (Fig. 543).—The knee should be bent, a block placed ..."

2. Cunningham's Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham, Arthur Robinson (1914)
"The tibialis anterior is a powerful muscle, which takes origin from the distal part of the ... The tibialis anterior is supplied by the deep peroneal nerve. ..."

3. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1905)
"This layer becomes visible after the removal of the m. tibialis anterior and posterior. It springs from the acetabular ilium. It ends in a small, ..."

4. Anatomy of the Cat by Jacob Ellsworth Reighard, Herbert Spencer Jennings (1901)
"The deep peroneal nerve passes between the tibialis anterior ... and passes distad with the tibialis anterior artery, lying on the inner surface of the ..."

5. Anatomy of the Human Body by Henry Gray (1918)
"In the upper third of its course, it lies between the tibialis anterior and Extensor digitorum longus; in the middle third between the tibialis anterior and ..."

6. A Laboratory Manual of Human Anatomy by Lewellys Franklin Barker, Dean De Witt Lewis, Daniel Graisberry Revell (1904)
"Separate the M. extensor digitorum longus from the M. tibialis anterior and ... (ab) Anterior recurrent tibial artery (A. recurrens tibialis anterior). ..."

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