Anatomy Pathologies lower extremity

Question 1

Flat foot is a result of dysfucntion of what active arch support?

Answer 1

Tibialis Posterior

Question 2

someone who never hikes and then hikes could experience stress of what fascia?

Answer 2

Plantar Fascia

Question 3

What artery pulse do you test on the foot to gauge the health of peripheral vessels?

Answer 3

The Dorsal artery of the foot

Question 4

The Deep fibular artery can be detected where?

Answer 4

between extensor hallucis longus and extensor digitorum longus

Question 5

you can’t feel the skin of what side of your calf if your saphenous nerve is affected?

Answer 5

Medial calf

Question 6

Hip pointer is an acute injury to the

Answer 6

iliac crest that can result in ruptured capillaries, bleeding int the abd cavity

Question 7

Charley horse

Answer 7

quads spasm

Question 8

Psoas Abscess can be cause by what oganisms?

Answer 8

TB, enteritis (Crohn’s)

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Question 9

Striking the patella tests peripheral proprioception nerve reflex of what spinal levels?

Answer 9

L2,3,4

Question 10

If you wanted to place a cather for a cardiac angiography where in the leg could you place it?

Answer 10

in the femoral vein located in the femoral triangle

Question 11

the femoral hernia common in women exits through the

Answer 11

saphenous opening

Question 12

Pes anserinus bursitis is a result of muscle tendons that insert on the medial surface of the tibia, what are those muscle insertions?

Answer 12

Sartorius, gracilis, semitendinosus

Question 13

Groin pull results from

Answer 13

strain of the adductors

Question 14

A distal femure fratacture is associated with a risk of what downstream hemorrhaging?

Answer 14

Popliteal hemorrhage

Question 15

What keeps the ankle extensors from bowstringing?

Answer 15

Inferior Extensor Retinaculum

Question 16

If you are having trouble pushing off your big toe what muscle might be having an issue?

Answer 16

Flexor Hallucis Longus

Question 17

IF you havig trouble inverting you foot what might be the issue?

Answer 17

Tibialis Posterior

Question 18

If you’re having issues flexing your lateral four toes what muscle may be affected?

Answer 18

Flexor Digitorum Longus

Question 19

Muscle compartment syndrome is likely to happen in tibialis posterior because?

Answer 19

Tib posterior is buried deep with three rigid walls around it

Question 20

Osgood-Schlatter’s Disease affects the tibial tuberosity because

Answer 20

The quads insert there and excessive strain could damage the epiphyseal plate located there

Question 21

Drop foot gait from what nerve damage?

Answer 21

common fibular nerve injury

Question 22

strongest ligament in the body?

Answer 22

Iliofemoral

Question 23

What ligament is not part of the joint capsule of the knee?

Answer 23

The Fibular collateral ligament that attaches to the lateral femoral epicondyle and head of the fibula

Question 24

what fibular ligaments will liekly tear with severe inversion of the ankle?

Answer 24

Talofibular ligament

Question 25

What sort of injuries threaten limb amputation?

Answer 25

(Compartment Syndrome)

Crush injury