Plantar Surface Of The Foot

Question 1

What does the thickened portion of the deep fascia of the foot form

Answer 1

The plantar aponeurosis

Question 2

What is the plantar aponeurosis

Answer 2

A superficial ligament

Question 3

What does the plantar aponeurosis attach to

Answer 3

The calcaneus

Question 4

What happens to the plantar aponeurosis and what is it continuous with

Answer 4

It splits into 5 bands and is continuos with the fibrous digital sheaths

Question 5

What splits the plantar surface

Answer 5

The vertical intermuscular septae

Question 6

What are the compartments of the plantar surface

Answer 6

Medial, central and lateral

Question 7

What are the different compartments of the foot

Answer 7

Lateral, central, medial, interossei and muscles of the dorum of the foot

Question 8

What muscles are in the dorsum of the foot

Answer 8

Extensor digitorum brevis and extensor hallucis brevis

Question 9

What muscles are in the central compartment

Answer 9

Flexor digitorum brevis, lumbricals, quadratus plantae and adductor hallucis

Question 10

What muscles are in the lateral compartment

Answer 10

Adductor digiti minimi and flexor digiti minimi brevis

Question 11

What muscles are in the medial compartment

Answer 11

Abductor hallucis and flexor hallucis brevis

Question 12

What muscles are within the interossei compartment

Answer 12

Plantar and dorsal interossei

Question 13

Layer one of the foot

Answer 13

ABductor hallucis, flexor digitorum brevis and ABductor digiti minimi

Question 14

Attachment of abductor hallucis

Answer 14

The medial tubercle of calcaneus and flexor retinaculum

Question 15

Insertion of abductor hallucis

Answer 15

Medial base of the proximal phalanx

Question 16

Attachment of flexor digitorum brevis

Answer 16

Medial tubercle of calcaneus

Question 17

Insertion of flexor digitorum brevis

Answer 17

Middle phalanges of the lateral 4 digits

Question 18

Attachment of abductor digiti minimi

Answer 18

Medial and lateral tubercles of the calcaneus

Question 19

Insertion of abductor digiti minimi

Answer 19

Lateral base of the proximal phalanx

Question 20

Layer two of the foot

Answer 20

Long flexor tendons of flexor diitorum longus and flexor hallucis longs, lumbricals and quadratus plantae

Question 21

Attachment of the lumbricals

Answer 21

The tendons of flexor digitorum longus

Question 22

Insertion of the lumbricals

Answer 22

The medial side of the dorsal tendon expansion

Question 23

Attachment of quadratus plantae

Answer 23

The medial and lateral surfaces of calcaneus

Question 24

Insertion of quadratus plantae

Answer 24

The lateral side of the flexor digitorum longus tendon

Question 25

Layer three of the foot

Answer 25

FLEXOR hallucis brevis, ADDuctor hallucis and FLEXOR digiti minimi brevis

Question 26

Attachment of flexor hallucis

Answer 26

The cuboid and lateral cuniform

Question 27

Insertion of flexor hallucis

Answer 27

Both sides of the base of the proximal phalanx of hallux

Question 28

Attachment of adductor hallucis

Answer 28

Transverse head - the plantar ligament og the MTP joints | Oblique head - The base of the 2nd-4th metatarsals

Question 29

Insertion of adductor hallucis

Answer 29

Lateral side of the base of the proximal phalanx of hallux

Question 30

Attachment of flexor digiti minimi brevis

Answer 30

The base of the 5th metatarsal

Question 31

Insertion of flexor digiti minimi brevis

Answer 31

Base of the proximal phalanx of the 5th digit

Question 32

Layer four of the foot

Answer 32

Three plantar and four dorsal interossei

Question 33

Attachment of the plantar interossei

Answer 33

Bases of the medial sides of metatarsals 3-5

Question 34

Insertion of the plantar interossei

Answer 34

Medial side of the proximal phalanx of digits 3-5

Question 35

Are plantar interossei unipennate or bipennate

Answer 35

Unipennate

Question 36

Function of plantar interossei

Answer 36

Adduction PAD

Question 37

Attachment of dorsal interossei

Answer 37

The adjacent sides of metatarsals 1-5

Question 38

Insertion of the dorsal interossei

Answer 38

1st - The medial side of the proximal phalanx of the 2nd digit 2nd-4th - The lateral side of the proximal phalanx of digits 2-4

Question 39

Are dorsal interossei unipennate or bipennate

Answer 39

Bipennate

Question 40

Function of dorsal interossei

Answer 40

Abduction DAB

Question 41

What tendons are found within the 4th layer

Answer 41

Peroneus longus and tibialis posterior

Question 42

What are the plantar arteries

Answer 42

The terminal branches of the posterior tibial artery

Question 43

What dos the medial plantar artery supply

Answer 43

The muscles of the hallux and overlying skin | Occasionally forms the superficial plantar arch

Question 44

Where does the lateral plantar artery run

Answer 44

Initialy between layers 1 and 2 and then forms a deep arch between layers 3 and 4

Question 45

What does the deep plantar artery come from

Answer 45

Dorsalis pedis

Question 46

What are the plantar nerves

Answer 46

The terminal branches of the tibial nerve

Question 47

What does the medial plantar nerve innervate

Answer 47

Abductor hallucis, flexor digitorum brevis, 1st lumbrical and flexor hallucis brevis

Question 48

What does the lateral plantar nerve innervate

Answer 48

All other muscles of the foot