ankle joint

Question 1

what type of joint is the ankle joint

Answer 1

synovial joint

Question 2

which bones are involved in the ankle joint

Answer 2

• talus
• tibia
• fibula

Question 3

which movements does the ankle joint mainly allow

Answer 3

hinge- like dorsiflexion and plantarflexion

Question 4

roof of socket between talus and tibia and fibula

Answer 4

inferior surface of distal end of tibia

Question 5

medial side of socket between talus and fibula and tibia

Answer 5

medial malleolus of tibia

Question 6

lateral side of socket between talus and fibula and tibia

Answer 6

lateral malleolus of fibula

Question 7

which surface of the talus moves into the ankle joint when the foot is dorsiflexed

Answer 7

the wider surface

Question 8

which part of the talus moves in the ankle joint when the foot is plantarflexed

Answer 8

the narrower part

Question 9

is the ankle joint most stable when the foot is dorsiflexed or plantarflexed

Answer 9

dorsiflexed

Question 10

is the articular surface of the talus wider anteriorly or posteriorly

Answer 10

anteriorly

Question 11

what is the apex of the deltoid ligament (medial ligament) of the ankle attached to above

Answer 11

the medial malleolus

Question 12

what is the broad base of the medial ligament (deltoid ligament) attached to below

Answer 12

a line that extends from the tuberosity of the navicular bone in front to the medial tubercle of the talus behind

Question 13

what 4 parts does the medial ligament (deltoid ligament) consist of

Answer 13

• tibionavicular part
• tibiocalcaneal part
• posterior tibiotalar part
• anterior tibiotalar part

Question 14

what does the plantar calcaneonavicular ligament (spring ligament) connect

Answer 14

the navicular bone with the sustentaculum tali of the calcaneous bone

Question 15

where does the tibionavicular part of the medial ligament attach to in front

Answer 15

to the tuberosity of the navicular and the associated margin of the plantar calcaneonavicular ligament

Question 16

what does the tibiocalcaneal part of the medial ligament attach to

Answer 16

the sustentaculum tali of the calcaneus bone

Question 17

what does the posterior tibiotalar part of the medial ligament attach to

Answer 17

the medial side and medial tubercle of the talus

Question 18

what does the anterior tibiotalar part of the medial ligament attach to

Answer 18

the medial surface of the talus

Question 19

what does the anterior talofibular ligament attach to

Answer 19

the anterior margin of the lateral malleolus and the adjacent region of the talus

Question 20

how does the posterior talofibular ligament run

Answer 20

horizontally backward and medially from malleolar fossa to posterior process of talus

Question 21

what does the calcaneofibular ligament attach to

Answer 21

the malleolar fossa and a tubercle on the lateral surface of the calcaneus