Ankle & Foot Flashcards
Descirbe the actions, contents, innervation, and blood supply of the 1st Layer of the Foot
Act: flexion of the digits & abduction of 1st & 5th digit
Mm: flexor digitorum brevis, abductor halluis, abductor digiti minimi
I: Lateral & Medial Plantar nn.
Blood supply by ?
Descirbe the actions, contents, innervation, and blood supply of the 2nd Layer of the Foot
Act: assist flexor digitorum longus (QP) & flex MP joints and extend IP joints
Mm: Quadratus plantae & Lumbricals
I: Lateral & Medial Plantar nn.
Blood supply by?
Descirbe the actions, contents, innervation, and blood supply of the 3rd Layer of the Foot
Act: Flex & adduct great toe, & Flex 5th digit*
Mm: Flexor hallucis brevis, adductor hallucis, flexor digiti minimi brevis*
I: Lateral & Medial Plantar nn.
Blood supply by ?
Descirbe the actions, contents, innervation, and blood supply of the 4th Layer of the Foot
Act: adduct (P) and abduct (D) and flex MP digits (P 3-5) (D 2-4)
Mm: Plantar interossei & Dorsal interossei
I: Lateral Plantar n.
Blood supply by ?
What tendons pass posterior to the medial malleolus?
Tibialis posterior
Flexor digitorum longus
Flexor hallucis longus
What tendons pass posterior to the lateral malleolus?
Fibularus longus
Fibularus brevis
Axon functions of the Sural n.
Sensory & Postgang Sympathetic
Axon functions of the Median and Lateral Plantar nn.
Sensory, Postgang Sympathetic, & Motor Innervation
Axon functions of the Common fibular’s Lateral Sural n. branch
Sensory & postganglionic sympathetic
Axon functions of the Deep Fibular n.
sensory, postganglionic sympathetic, & motor
Axon functions of the Superficial Fibular n.
sensory, postganglionic sympathetic, & motor
What muscular branches going to the foot does the Tibial n. give off?
Lateral Plantar n.
Medial Plantar n.
What artery’s pulse can be felt just posterior to the medial malleolus and anterior to the achilles tendon?
Posterior tibial a.
Where would one take the Dorsalis Pedis pulse?
On dorsal aspect of the foot
Lateral to the extensor hallucis tendon and distal to the navicular bone prominence
What motions occur at the Talocrural joint?
Plantar flexion
Dorsiflexion
What motions occur at the Subtalar joint?
Inversion and Eversion
What motions occur at the Proximal Interphalangeal joints?
Flexion and Extension
What motions occur at the Metatarsophalngeal joints?
Abduction / Adduction
Flexion / Extension