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plantar flexorsplantar flexors drop zone 1 of 4 empty.plantar flexors drop zone 2 of 4 empty.plantar flexors drop zone 3 of 4 empty.plantar flexors drop zone 4 of 4 empty.dorsiflexorsdorsiflexors drop zone 1 of 4 empty.dorsiflexors drop zone 2 of 4 empty.dorsiflexors drop zone 3 of 4 empty.dorsiflexors drop zone 4 of 4 empty.moves foot downwardtibialis anteriorextensor digitorum longusgastrocnemiusfibularis (peroneus) tertiussoleusflexor digitorum longuspulls foot upward

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It seems like you're asking for the categorization of certain muscles as either plantar flexors or dorsiflexors. Here's how these muscles are typically categorized:

Plantar flexors (moves foot downward):

  1. Gastrocnemius
  2. Soleus
  3. Flexor digitorum longus

Dorsiflexors (pulls foot upward):

  1. Tibialis anterior
  2. Extensor digitorum longus
  3. Fibularis (peroneus) tertius

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