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1
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What are the dynamic supports for the foot arch?

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2
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What makes up the passive support for the foot arch?

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4
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What do structures in the same compartments share?

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5
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Posterior compartment is divided into what?

What muscles are in each compartment?

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6
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What vessels are in the posterior compartment?

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7
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Gastrocnemius

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8
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a small bone associated w/ the calf muscles?

what can damage this?

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9
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Soleus

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10
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the soleus and gastrocnemius create what?

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triceps surae (two heads of gasrtoc and soleus)

11
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Plantaris

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12
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Clinical significance of the plantaris?

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13
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Popliteus

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Deep posterior crural compartment

14
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Arteries in popliteal fossa in relation to posterior muscles?

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15
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Flexor hallucis longus

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  • Largest deep posterior muscle
  • lies deep to soleus
  • superior attachment
    • inferior 2/3 of posterior fibula
  • passes inferiorly deep to flexor retinaculum
16
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Largest bone in foot.

what does it articulate with?

important land mark on it?

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17
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Flexor digitorum longus

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  • Deep to soleus
  • superior attachment
    • posterior tibia inferior to soleal line
  • tendon passes posterior to tibalis posterior
18
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Tibialis posterior

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  • Deepest posterior crural muscle
    • same plane as bones
  • between f.dl and f.h.l.
  • proximal attachment
    • interosseous membrane
    • posterior tibia inferior to soleal line
    • posteromedial surface of fibula
19
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Foot bone tibialis posterior attaches on?

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20
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What is the order of vessels and ligaments in the medial ankle?

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21
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What innervates the posterior compartment?

Where does it pass?

and where does it leave the posterior compartment?

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Tibial n. supplies all posterior compartment muscles

22
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What is the blood supply for the posterior compartment?

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23
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Fibular artery?

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24
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Clinical posterior tibial artery palpating

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25
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Clinical posterior tibial pulse

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