Foot Workshop

Question 1

how many intrinsic muscles of the foot are there?

Answer 1

20

Question 2

what does the subtalar joint connect?

Answer 2

talus

calcaneus

Question 3

name the 2 joints that make up the midtarsal joint

Answer 3

calcaneocuboid

talocalcaneonavicular

Question 4

what movements are conducted by the muscles around the midtarsal joint

Answer 4

inversion

eversion

Question 5

which muscles articulate with the midtarsal joints to produce inversion

Answer 5

tibialis anterior

tibialis posterior

Question 6

which muscles articulate with the midtarsal joints to produce eversion

Answer 6

fibularis muscles

Question 7

what bones is the tarsometatarsal joint in between?

Answer 7

cuneiforms/cuboid and metatarsals

Question 8

movements at the MTP joint?

Answer 8

flexion
extension
abduction
adduction
circumduction of digits

Question 9

what kind of joint are the interphalangeal joints?

Answer 9

synovial hinge joints

Question 10

what movement occurs at interphalangeal joints

Answer 10

flexion

extension (of toes)

Question 11

functions of the arches of foot?

Answer 11

shock absorption
spring off function
weight bearing

Question 12

what is a plantar aponeurosis?

Answer 12

thickened area of plantar fascia; arch of foot

Question 13

main supporting structures of the arches of the foot?

Answer 13

plantar aponeurosis

plantar ligaments

Question 14

name the 3 arches of the foot?

Answer 14

medial longitudinal arch
lateral longitudinal arch
transverse arch

Question 15

what bones make up the medial longitudinal arch

Answer 15

calcaneus
talus
navicular
cuneiforms
metatarsals 1-3

Question 16

main support of medial longitudinal arch?

Answer 16

flexor hallucis longus
attachments of tibialis anterior
fibularis longus

Question 17

what forms the lateral longitudinal arch?

Answer 17

calcaneus
cuboid
metatarsals 4 + 5

Question 18

what forms the transverse arch?

Answer 18

cuboid
cuneiforms
base of all 5 metatarsals

Question 19

what supports the transverse arch?

Answer 19

tibialis posterior

fibularis longus

Question 20

do the intrinsic muscles of the foot connect to the leg?

Answer 20

no, attach in the foot

Question 21

how many layers of instrinsic muscles are there in the foot?

Answer 21

3

Question 22

name the muscles responsible for short extension of the toes

Answer 22

2 dorsal muscles

Question 23

name the muscles responsible for flexion of the foot?

Answer 23

sole muscles

Question 24

name the muscles responsible for abduction/adduction of the toes

Answer 24

interosseous muscles

Question 25

what does the dorsalis pedis artery branch into to supply the dorsum of the foot

Answer 25

arcuate artery

Question 26

the medial and lateral plantar arteries are branches of what arteries

Answer 26

posterior tibial

Question 27

how are the metatarsal arteries formed?

Answer 27

deep plantar arch + arcuate artery

Question 28

branches of the metatarsal arteries?

Answer 28

digital arteries

Question 29

is the dorsal venous arch superficial or deep?

Answer 29

superficial

Question 30

name the deep veins of the foot

Answer 30

dorsalis pedis vein

deep plantar venous arch

Question 31

what do the deep veins of the foot drain into

Answer 31

anterior/posterior tibial and fibular veins

Question 32

motor supply to intrinsic muscles of the sole?

Answer 32

tibial nerve

Question 33

motor supply to the intrinsic muscles of the dorsum?

Answer 33

deep fibular nerve

Question 34

main sensory nerve supply to the dorsum of the foot?

Answer 34

superficial fibular nerve

Question 35

which sensory nerve supplies the first interdigital cleft of the foot?

Answer 35

deep fibular nerve

Question 36

which sensory nerve supplies the proximal lateral border of the foot?

Answer 36

sural nerve

Question 37

which sensory nerve supplies the proximal medial border of the foot?

Answer 37

saphenous nerve

Question 38

main sensory nerve supply to the heel?

Answer 38

tibial nerve

Question 39

main sensory nerve to the sole of the foot?

Answer 39

medial and lateral plantar nerves