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3 - Kines - Unit 4 - Leg & Foot Flashcards

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Leg & Foot - 58 Bones

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Includes distal ends of femur

  • Femur (thigh bones) - x2
  • Tibia (medial leg bone) - x2
  • Fibula (lateral leg bone) - x2
  • Tarsals (ankle bones) - x14 (7 per ankle)
  • Metatarsals (foot bones) - x10 (5 per foot)
  • Phalanxes (toe bones) - x28 (14 per foot)
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Leg & Foot - Landmarks

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  • Femur (distal end)
  • Tibia
  • Fibula
  • Tarsals
  • Metatarsals
  • Phalanxes
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Landmarks - Definition - Condyle

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Rounded, knuckle-like projection at the end of a bone usually at a joint

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Landmarks - Definition - Tuberoristy

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Large, rounded, usually roughened protuberance

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Leg & Foot - Landmarks - Femur

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Distal end

  • Medial condyle
  • Lateral condyle
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Leg & Foot - Landmarks - Tibia

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  • Medial condyle (plateau)
  • Lateral condyle (plateau)
  • Tibial tuberosity
  • Soleal line
  • Medial malleolus
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Leg & Foot - Landmarks - Fibula

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  • Head of the fibula

- Lateral malleolus

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Leg & Foot - Landmarks - Tarsal

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  • Calcaneus (heel bones)
  • Talus (“ankle” bone)
  • Navicular
  • Cuboid
  • Medial (1st) cuneiform
  • Middle (2nd) cuneiform
  • Lateral (3rd) cuneiform
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Leg & Foot - Landmarks - Metatarsals

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Numbered 1-5 with big toe being #1

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Leg & Foot - Landmarks - Phalanxes

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First digit/phalange = big toe = hallux/hallex/hallicus/hallicus

Big toe: only 2 phalanxes
Other 4 digits: 3 phalanges per digit

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Leg & Foot - Landmarks - Other structures (x8)

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  • Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)
  • Posterior cruciate ligament (PCL)
  • Medial (tibial) collateral Ligament (MCL)
  • Lateral (fibular) collateral Ligament (LCL)
  • Meniscus of the knee
  • Interosseous membrane - helps hold the two leg bones together
  • Plantar Aponeurosis
  • Arches of the foot
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Landmarks - Definition - Aponeurosis

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Broad sheet of connective tissue

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Leg & Foot - Landmarks - Other structures - Arches of the foot

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  • Medial Longitudinal Arch
  • Lateral Longitudinal Arch
  • Transverse Arch
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Leg & Foot - 9 Joints

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  • Tibiofemoral (knee) joint
  • Proximal tibiofibular joint
  • Distal tibiofibular joint
  • Talocrural joint
  • Midtarsal joints
  • Tarsometatarsal joints
  • Metatarsophalangeals joint (MTP)
  • Proximal interphalangeal joint (PIP)
  • Distal interphalangeal joint (DIP)
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Leg & Foot - Joints - Tibiofemoral (knee) joint

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Hinge joint
Formed by distal femur + proximal tibia

Knee joint also includes patella (which articulates femur)

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Leg & Foot - Joints - Proximal tibiofibular joint

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Gliding joint

Formed by proximal tibia + proximal fibula

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Leg & Foot - Joints - Distal tibiofibular joint

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Gliding joint

Formed by distal tibia + distal fibula

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Leg & Foot - Joints - Talocrural joint

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Modified saddle joint

Formed by distal tibia + distal fibula + talus

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Leg & Foot - Joints - Midtarsal joints

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Gliding joint

Formed by various tarsal

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Leg & Foot - Joints - Tarsometatarsal joints

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Gliding joint

Formed by tarsals + proximal ends of metatarsals

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Leg & Foot - Joints - Metatarsophalangeals joint (MTP)

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Ellipsoid joint

Formed by distal end of a metatarsal + proximal end of proximal phalanx

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Leg & Foot - Joints - Proximal interphalangeal joint (PIP)

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Hinge joint

Formed by proximal + middle phalanx

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Leg & Foot - Joints - Distal interphalangeal joint (DIP)

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Hinge joint

Formed by middle + distal phalanx

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Movements - Knee / Leg Movement

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  • Flexion of the knee

- Extension of the knee

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Movements - Knee / Leg Movement - Flexion

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Decrease of the angle in a joint by bringing bones together

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Movements - Knee / Leg Movement - Extension

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Increase of the angle in a joint by moving bones apart

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Movements - Ankle / Foot Movement

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  • Plantarflexion of the ankle
  • Dorsiflexion of the ankle
  • Eversion of the ankle
  • Inversion of the ankle
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Movements - Ankle / Foot Movement - Plantarflexion

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Flexing the ankle down towards the plantar surface of the foot
as if pressing down on a car’s brake pedal

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Movements - Ankle / Foot Movement - Dorsiflexion

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Flexing ankle up towards the dorsal surface of the foot

As if walking on one’s heels

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Movements - Ankle / Foot Movement - Eversion

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Turning the sole of the foot outward or latterally thus streching the medial aspect of the ankle

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Movements - Ankle / Foot Movement - Inversion

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Turning the sole of the foot inward or medially thus stretching the lateral aspect of the ankle

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Movements - Toe movements

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  • Flexion of the toes
  • Extension of the toes
  • Abduction of the toes
  • Adduction of the toes
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Movements - Toe movements - Flexion

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Decrease of angle in a joint by bringing bones together

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Movements - Toe movements - Extension

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Increase of the angle in a joint by moving bones apart

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Movements - Toe movements - Abduction

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Lateral movement away from the midline of the foot

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Movements - Toe movements - Adduction

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Medial movement towards the midline of the foot

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Muscles Origins, insertions and Actions - Gastrocnemius

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Calf muscle

[Origin]
Posterior surface of the medial and lateral condyles of the femur

[Insertion]
Calcaneus via the calcaneal tendon

[Action]

  • Plantarflexion of the ankle
  • Flexion of the knee
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Muscles Origins, insertions and Actions - Soleus

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Under the calf Muscle

[Origin]

  • Soleal line on the posterior tibia
  • Proximal posterior surface of the fibula

[Insertion]
- Calcaneus vie the calcaneal tendon

[Action]
- Plantar flexion of the ankle

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Muscles Origins, insertions and Actions - Plantaris

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Has the longest tendon in the body

[Origin]
- Lateral condyle of the femur

[Insertion]
- Calcaneus via calcaneal tendon

[Action]

  • Weak plantar flexion of the ankle
  • Weak flexion of the knee
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Muscles Origins, insertions and Actions - Peroneus longus

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[Origin]
- Proximal two-thirds of lateral bibula

[Insertion]
- Base of first metatarsal & medial cuneiform

[Action]
- Eversion of the foot & assists in plantarflexion

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Muscles Origins, insertions and Actions - Peroneus brevis

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[Origin]
- Distal two-thirds of lateral fibula

[Insertion]
- Tuberosity of the 5th metatarsal

[Action]

  • Eversion of the foot
  • Assists in plantarflexion
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Muscles Origins, insertions and Actions - Extensors of the ankle & toes

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  • Tibialis anterior
  • Extensor digitorum longus
  • Extensor hallucis longus
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Muscles Origins, insertions and Actions - Extensors of the ankle & toes - Tibialis anterior

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[Origin]

  • Proximal anterolateral surface of the tibia
  • Interosseous membrane

[Insertion]

  • Medial cuneiform
  • Base of first metatarsal

[Action]

  • Dorsiflexion of ankle
  • Inversion of the foot
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Muscles Origins, insertions and Actions - Extensors of the ankle & toes - Extensor digitorum longus

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[Origin]

  • Proximal anterior shaft of fibula
  • Interosseous membrane

[Insertion]

  • Middle phalanxes of the second through fifth toes
  • Distal phalanxes of the second through fifth toes

[Action]

  • Extension of the second through fifth toes
  • Dorsiflexion of the ankle
  • Helps with eversion of the foot
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Muscles Origins, insertions and Actions - Extensors of the ankle & toes - Extensor hallucis longus

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[Origin]

  • Middle anterior surface of the fibula
  • Interosseous membrane

[Insertion]
- Distal phalanx of the first toe

[Action]

  • Extension of the first (big) to,
  • Dorsiflexion of the ankle
  • Helps with inversion of the foot
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Muscles Origins, insertions and Actions - Flexors of the ankle and toe -

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  • Tibialis posterior
  • Flexor digitorum longus
  • Flexor hallucis longus
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Muscles Origins, insertions and Actions - Flexors of the ankle and toe - Tibialis posterior

A

[Origin]

  • Proximal posterolateral surface of the tibia
  • Interosseous membrane

[Insertion]

  • Various tarsals
  • Bases of 2nd through 4th metatarsals

[Action]

  • Plantarflexion of the ankle
  • Inversion of the foot
48
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Muscles Origins, insertions and Actions - Flexors of the ankle and toe - Flexor digitorum longus

A

[Origin]
- Middle posterior surface of the tibia

[Insertion]
- Distal phalanxes of the 2nd through 5th toes

[Action]

  • Flexion of the 2nd through 5th toes
  • Weak plantarflexion of the ankle
  • Inversion of the foot
49
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Muscles Origins, insertions and Actions - Flexors of the ankle and toe - Flexor hallucis longus

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[Origin]
- Middle half of posterior fibula

[Insertion]
- Distal phalanx of the 1st toes

[Action]

  • Flexion of the 1st (big) toe
  • Weak plantarflexion of the ankle
  • Inversion of the foot
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Muscles Origins, insertions and Actions - Muscles of the foot [MBLEx]

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  • Flexor and Extensor digitorum brevis
  • Abductor hallucis
  • Abductor digiti minimi
  • Quadratus plantae
  • Interossei
  • Lumbricals

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