The principal or main muscles which are responsible for plantar flexion are :
1. gastrocnemius
2. soleus
The prinicipal or main muscles which are responsible for dorsiflexion are :
1. tibialis anterior
( now lets look into the accesory muscles of plantar flexion and dorsiflexion )
The accesory muscles of plantar flexion are :
a. flexor hallucis longus
b. flexor digitorum longus
c. tibialis posterior and
d. plantaris
The accesory muscles of dorsiflexion are :
a. extensor hallucis longus
b. extensor digitorum longus
c. peroneus tertius
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