Exam #5: Foot Flashcards
How many tarsals are there?
7
How many metatarsals are there?
5
How many phalanges are there?
14 (great toe only has 2)
What are the bones of the hindfoot?
Talus & calcaneus
What are the bones of the midfoot?
Navicular, cuneiforms, & cobuoid
What are the bones of the forefoot?
Metatarsals & phalanges
What is the ball of the foot?
Sole underlying the sesamoid bones & heads of the medial two metatarsals
What is the deep fascia continuous with in the foot?
Crural fascia & the fascia of the plantar surface of the foot
What forms the inferior extensor retinaculum?
Deep fascia of the foot
What are the three parts of the inferior extensor retinaculum?
1) Stem (originates from the calcaneus)
2) Superomedial limb
3) Inferomedial limb
Where does the superomedial limb of the inferior extensor retinaculum attach?
Medial malleolus
Where does the inferomedial limb of the inferior extensor retinaculum attach?
Blends with the plantar fascia
What nerve innervates the medial side of the foot, as far as the 1st metatarsal (Dorsum)?
Saphenous nerve (L3, L4)
What nerve innervates the lateral aspect of the foot, proximal to the tuberosity of the 5th metatarsal (Dorsum)?
Lateral dorsal cutaneous branch of the sural nerve (S1, S2)
What nerve innervates the middle part of the dorsum of the foot & the medial aspect of the great toe?
Medial & intermediate dorsal cutaneous branches of the superficial peroneal nerve
What nerve innervates the web-space between the great toe & the second toe?
Deep peroneal nerve
What muscles provides tendons to the dorsum of each of the four lateral toes?
Extensor digitorum longus