Leg And Foot Flashcards
What type of joint is the talocrural joint?
Synovial hinge
What are the movements of the talocrural joint?
Plantarflexion and dorsiflexion
What are the two collateral ligaments of the ankle joint?
Medial and lateral collateral ligaments
What types of joints are the following?
a) Talonavicular joint
b) Calcaneocuboid joint
a) Ball-and-socket
b) Plane/gliding
What are the movements of the synovial joints at the foot?
Flexion/extension (MTP, DIP, PIP) and abduction/adduction (MTP)
What are the subtalar joints?
Middle and anterior talocalcaneal joints (plane/gliding) and anatomic subtalar joint (gliding/plane)
What are the movements at the subtalar joint complex?
Eversion/inversion
What are the muscles of the anterior leg?
Extensor hallucis longus, extensor digitorum longus, tibialis anterior and fibularis tertius
What are the functions of the anterior muscles?
Extensor hallucis longus - extension of hallux MTP and IP
Extensor digitorum longus - extension of toe
Tibialis anterior - inversion
Fibularis tertius - eversion
What are the nerve and blood vessels of the anterior muscles?
Deep fibular nerve and anterior tibial a,/v,
What are the muscles of the lateral compartment?
Fibularis longus and fibularis brevis
What are the functions of fibularis longus and brevis?
Plantarflexion and eversion
What are the nerve and blood vessels of the lateral compartment?
Superficial fibular nerve and branches of fibular a./v.
What are the muscles of the posterior leg?
Gastrocnemius, soleus and plantaris
What are the functions of the superficial posterior muscles?
Gastrocnemius - Knee flexion and plantarflexion
Soleus - Plantarflexion
Plantaris - Plantarflexion