Foot Flashcards
What surface of the skin on the foot is thin skin, with loose subcutaneous tissue?
dorsal surface
What surface of the skin on the foot is thick skin, with fibrous subcutaneous tissue & fat filled areas?
plantar surface
On the dorsal surface of the foot, fascia is thin. It is continuous with inferior extensor retinaculum proximally & plantar fascia posteriorly & laterally. What is medial?
flexor retinaculum
On the plantar surface of the foot, fascia is thick. The centralized region is what?
plantar aponeurosis (plantar fascia)
What gives off vertical septa that divides the sole of the foot into medial, central, & lateral compartments?
plantar aponeurosis (plantar fascia)
Layer 1 muscles
- abductor hallucis
- flexor digitorum brevis
- abductor digiti minimi
Abductor hallucis
Innerv:
Function:
Innerv: medial plantar n.
Function:
- ABducts great toe at MP joint
- flexes great toe at MP joint
Flexor digitorum brevis
Innerv:
Function:
Innerv: medial plantar n.
Function: flexes lateral 4 digits
ABductor digiti minimi
Innerv:
Function:
Innerv: lateral plantar n.
Function:
- ABducts 5th digit
- flexes 5th digit
Layer 2 muscles
- quadratus plantae
2. lumbricals (4)
Quadratus plantae
Innerv:
Function:
Innerv: lateral plantar n.
Function: assists FDL in flexion of lateral 4 digits (straightens out the pull of FDL tendon)
Lumbricals (4)
O:
O: tendons of FDL
Lumbricals (4)
Innerv:
Function:
Innerv:
medial: medial plantar n.
lateral three: lateral plantar n.
Function:
- flexes digits at MP joint
- extends digits at IP joint
Layer 3 muscles
- flexor hallucis brevis
- adductor hallucis
- flexor digiti minimi brevis
Flexor hallucis brevis:
Innerv:
Function:
Innerv: medial plantar n.
Function: flexes great toe at MP joint
Adductor hallucis (2 heads!)
Innerv:
Function:
Innverv: lateral plantar n.
Function: adducts 1st digit
Flexor digiti minimi brevis
Innerv:
Function:
Innerv: lateral plantar n.
Function: flexes 5th digit at MP joint