35. Plantar Surface of the Foot

Question 1

What bones make up the forefoot?

Answer 1

Metatarsals

Phalanges

Question 2

What bones make up the midfoot?

Answer 2

Cuneiforms (medial, intermediate and lateral)
Navicular
Cuboid

Question 3

What bones make up the hindfoot?

Answer 3

Talus

Calcaneus

Question 4

What muscles are found in the first layer of the foot? (3)

Answer 4

Abductor hallucis
Flexor digitorum brevis
Abductor digiti minimi

Question 5

Which muscles are found in the second layer of the foot?

Answer 5

Flexor digitorum longus tendon
Flexor hallucis longus tendon
Lumbricals
Quadratus plantae

Question 6

Which muscles are found in the third layer of the foot?

Answer 6

Flexor hallucis brevis
Adductor hallucis
Flexor digiti minimi brevis

Question 7

Which muscles are found in the fourth layer of the foot?

Answer 7

3x plantar interossei

4x dorsal interossei

Question 8

Which nerves are the terminal branches of the tibial nerve?

Answer 8

Plantar

Question 9

Deep to which muscle do the plantar nerves enter the foot?

Answer 9

Deep to abductor hallucis

Question 10

Which nerve supplies the majority of muscles of the foot?

Answer 10

Lateral plantar nerve (S2, S3)

Question 11

The majority of muscles of the foot are supplied by the lateral plantar nerve - which muscles are the exception to this?

Answer 11

Abductor hallucis
Flexor digitorum brevis
1st lumbrical
Flexor hallucis brevis

All MEDIAL plantar nerve (S2, S3)