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Anat1 - Ankle & Foot
(Week 11)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The skeleton of the foot includes the _______, _______, and _______. | tarsus, metatarsus, phalanges |
| The two prime functions of the foot are: | 1. mobile adaptor 2. rigid lever |
| Biomechanically and functionally, the foot is divided into three parts: _______, _______,and _______. | rearfoot, midfoot, forefoot |
| The rearfoot contains the _______ & _______. | talus, calcaneus |
| The midfoot contains the _______, _______ & _______. | navicular, cuboid, cuneiforms |
| The forefoot contains the _______ & _______. | metatarsals, phalanges |
| The seven tarsal bones are: | talus, calcaneus, cuboid, navicular, medial/intermediate/lateral cuneiforms |
| The talus articulates with the _______ and _______ superiorly, the _______ inferiorly, and the _______ anteriorly. | tibia, fibula, calcaneus, navicular |
| Body weight is carried primarily on the _______ & _______. | talus, calcaneus |
| The heel of the foot is formed by the _______. | calcaneus |
| The _______ is the largest bone in the foot. | calcaneus |
| The _______ is the second largest bone in the foot. | talus |
| The calcaneus articulates with the _______ superiorly, the _______ distally, and the _______ medially. | talus, cuboid, navicular |
| The cubed shaped bone at the lateral side of the foot is called the _______. | cuboid |
| The boat shaped bone at the medial side of the foot is called the _______. | navicular |
| The three medial tarsal bones between navicular, metatarsals and cuboid are _______. | cuneiforms |
| There are ___ metatarsals in the foot. | 5 |
| The enlarged head of the ___ _______ forms the "ball of the foot." | 1st metatarsal |
| There are ___ phalanges in the foot. | 14 |
| Each digit on the foot has three phalanges except the _______, which has no middle phalanx. | hallux |
| Th foot has three arches maintained by interlocking _______ _______ and strong _______. | foot bones, ligaments |
| Arches support _______ and give/slightly stretch to absorb _______. | weight, shock |
| The 3 arches of the foot are: | lateral longitudinal, medial longitudinal, transverse |
| The _______ is the keystone of the lateral longitudinal arch. | cuboid |
| The _______ is the keystone of the medial longitudinal arch. | talus |
| The _______ arch does not show in footprints in the sand. (i.e. it does not contact ground at apex) | medial |
| The _______ arch runs obliquely from one side of the foot to the other at level of distal tarsals and metatarsals. | transverse |
| Pronation/supination of the foot occurs at the _______ joint. | subtalar (talocalcaneal) |
| Pronation of the foot is the combined motion of _______, _______, and _______. | eversion, abduction, dorsiflexion |
| Supination of the foot is the combined motion of _______, _______, and _______. | inversion, adduction, plantarflexion |
| The three lateral ankle ligaments limit _______. | inversion |
| The three lateral ankle ligaments are: | Anterior Talo Fibular (ATF), Posterior Talo Fibular (PTF), Calcaneofibular (CF) |
| The medial ankle ligaments limit _______. | eversion |
| The Deltoid or Medial Collateral Ligament is a group of ligaments that attach from the _______ to the _______ & _______. | tibia, talus, calcaneous |
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