Fascia, membranes and movement

Question 1

What term designates the deep and superficial fascia of the leg?

Answer 1

Crural fascia

Question 2

Where would the crural fascia be thickest?

Answer 2

the ankle

Question 3

What forms the retinacula of the ankle?

Answer 3

crural fascia

Question 4

Which retinacula bind tendons of the anterior leg muscles? What does this prevent?

Answer 4

Superior and inferior extensor retinacula

bowstringing tendons during foot flexion

Question 5

What does the fibular retinacula do?

Answer 5

binds down the tendons of the lateral leg muscles

Question 6

Which retinaculum binds down tendons of deep posterior leg muscles?

Answer 6

flexor retinaculum

Question 7

What connects the borders of the tibia and the fibula?

Answer 7

interosseous membrane

Question 8

What structure does the anterior tibial artery pass through? Where does the artery go to?

Answer 8

proximal interosseous membrane

anterior compartment of the leg

Question 9

What are the functions of the interosseous membrane?

Answer 9

1. Absorbs and distributes impact

2. stabilizes knee joint by stabilizing tibia

Question 10

Describe Plantar Flexion. What joint is involved?

Answer 10

heel raised, dorsum moved away from the anterior leg

Ankle joint

Question 11

Describe Dorsal Flexion. What joint is involved?

Answer 11

toes raised, dorsum moved toward anterior leg

Ankle joint

Question 12

Describe Eversion. What is another name? What joint is involved?

Answer 12

lateral aspect of foot is elevated
Pronation
subtalar joint

Question 13

Describe Inversion. What is another name? what joint is involved?

Answer 13

Medial aspect of foot is elevated
supination
subtalar joint

Question 14

Which joint in the leg and foot is capable of pronation/supination?

Answer 14

subtalar joint

Question 15

How many arches are in the foot? What are they called?

Answer 15

3:
medial longitudinal
lateral longitudinal