Lecture 11 - High Yield

Question 1

What arteries supply the dorsum of the foot?

Answer 1

Anterior tibial artery via dorsalis pedis artery, arcuate artery, and deep plantar artery

Question 2

What arteries supply the sole of the foot?

Answer 2

Posterior tibial artery and perforating arteries

Question 3

What does the superficial peroneal nerve give rise to?

Answer 3

Medial and intermediate dorsal cutaneous nerves

Question 4

What nerves supply the dorsum of the foot?

Answer 4

Superficial peroneal nerve, deep peroneal nerve, and sural nerve

Question 5

What nerves supply the sole of the foot?

Answer 5

Cutaneous Innervation: Tibial nerve (medial calcaneal, medial plantar, lateral plantar), saphenous nerve, and sural nerve

Motor Innervation: Tibial nerve via lateral and medial plantar nerves

Question 6

What are the superficial layers of the sole of the foot?

Answer 6

Skin and plantar aponeurosis

Question 7

What muscles and tendons are found in the first muscle layer of the sole of the foot?

Answer 7

Muscles: Abductor hallucis, flexor digitorum brevis, and abductor digiti minimi

Tendons: Flexor digitorum longus tendon and flexor hallucis longus tendon

Question 8

What muscles are found in the second muscle layer of the sole of the foot?

Answer 8

Quadratus plantae and lumbricals

Question 9

What muscles and tendons are found in the third muscle layer of the sole of the foot?

Answer 9

Muscles: Adductor hallucis, flexor digiti minimi brevis and flexor hallucis brevis

Tendons: Flexor hallucis longus tendon

Question 10

Where does the flexor hallucis longus tendon pass through?

Answer 10

Passes between sesamoid bones in tendons of flexor hallucis brevis

Question 11

What muscles and tendons are found in the fourth muscle layer of the sole of the foot?

Answer 11

Muscles: Dorsal interossei (4) and plantar interossei (3)

Tendons: Peroneus longus tendon and tibialis posterior tendon