If a muscle crosses the ankle joint anteriorly with a vertical direction to its fibers, what action of the foot does it have?

a. Dorsiflexion
b. Plantarflexion
c. Inversion
d. Eversion


Ans: a. Dorsiflexion

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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