Ankle and Foot

Question 1

What movements are allowed at the ankle /talocrural joint?

Answer 1

dorsiflexion and plantarflexion

Question 2

Deltoid Ligament

Answer 2

A very strong ligament , does not tear easily

Question 3

Lateral ankle ligaments

Answer 3

weak and frequently stretched and torn, especially the anterior talofibular ligament

Question 4

What is potts fracture?

Answer 4

a fracture or break in one or both of the malleli of the ankle

Question 5

Plantar apeuonorsis

Answer 5

A thick fibrous band on the sole of the foot that helps maintain the arch of the foot.

Question 6

What is plantar fascitis?

Answer 6

inflammation of the plantar apeuonrosis

Question 7

What muscles lay in first layer of the foot muscles?

Answer 7

Abductor hallucis, flexor digitorum brevis, abductor digiti minimi

Question 8

what muscles lay in the second layer of the foot muscles?

Answer 8

lumbricals, quadratus plantae, tendon of flexor digitorum longus

Question 9

what muscles lay in the third layer of the foot muscles?

Answer 9

Flexor hallucis brevis, flexor digiti minimi brevis, adductor hallucis

Question 10

what muscles are in the fourth layer of the foot muscles?

Answer 10

plantar and dorsal interossei

Question 11

What does the tibia nerve split into after it crosses the medial malleolus?

Answer 11

the medial plantar nerve and the lateral plantar nerve. They supply the foot muscles on the plantar surfaces