Leg Flashcards
What is the order of the tendons around the medial malleolus? Which is most anterior? Which malleolus do they wrap around?
Tom Dick And Nervous Harry
- wrap around the MEDIAL Malleolus
- Tibialis Posterior (most anterior tendon)
- Flexor Digitorum Longus
- Posterior Tibial A.
- Tibial N.
- Flexor Hallucis Longus
What muscles make up the Tendocalcaneal/Achilles Tendon?
- Soleus (deepest)
- Plantaris (on soleus)
- Gastrocnemius (superficial)
Where does the Popliteal Muscle originate and attach to? What is its main function?
- Lateral Epicondyle
- Fibula
- UNLOCK the knee + Lateral rotator
What muscle originates from the tendon of Extensor Digitorum Lungus? What is its innervation?
Peroneus Tertius
- innervated by Deep Fibular N.
What 2 muscles are found by the LATERAL malleolus?
- Fibularis Longus
- Fibularis Brevis
- EVERT the foot
- innervated by Superficial Fibular N.
Which tendon crosses the Extensor Digitorum longs to get to the MEDIAL side of the foot?
Extensor Hallucis Longus
What is the function of Tibialis Posterior? It is found beneath what muscle?
- Plantar Flex & INVERT the foot
_ beneath FLEXOR DIGITORUM LONGUS
Which nerve splits into the medial & lateral plantar nerves?
Tibial N.
What nerves make up the SURAL nerve? Where does it provide cutaneous sensation?
Medial Sural Cutaneous ( Tibial N.)
Lateral Sural Cutaneous (common peroneal N.)
- sensation to the OUTSIDE of the foot
The short saphenous vein drains into what vein? The GREAT Saphenous Vein?
Popliteal Vein
- Femoral Vein
What are the boundaries of the Adductor Canal? What is found inside the canal?
- Vastus Medialis
- Adductor Longus
- covered by SARTORIAL
- transmits
Saphenous Nerve (off of femoral)
Femoral A.
Femoral V. (vein is more medial)
What structure is deepest in the POPLITEAL fossa? What are the boundaries of the fossa?
Popliteal A.
- Semimembranosus
- Biceps Femoris
- Medial & Lateral Heads of the Gastrocnemius
What is the one branch of the Posterior Tibial A.?
Fibular A! (lateral)
What artery makes up the medial & lateral plantar Arteries? The Dorsalis Pedis? Which is the superficial and which is the deep arch?
- Posterior Tibial
- Anterior Tibial
Dorsalis Pedis = Superficial Arch
Lateral Plantar A. = DEEP Arch
- they anastomose w/ one another
What are the 7 tarsal bones?
- Talus
- Calcaneus (under talus)
- Navicular
- Cuboid - 4,5, metatarsals
5, 6, 7. ( 3) Cuneiform –> articulate w/ 1,2,3 metatarsals
Which bone has the sustenaculum tali? This bone forms the groove for what two tendons?
- Calcaneus bone
- Flexor Hallucis Longus Tendon
lateral surface: Fibularis Longus*
What are the 3 dermatomes of the foot from the lateral to the medial side?
S1, L5, L4 (most medial***)
What provides cutaneous sensation to the following parts of the leg/foot:
- Medial Side of foot + Medial Malleolus
- Lateral Malleolus & Sole of Foot
- Heel
- Sole of foot, plantar surface of 3.5 toes
- Lateral portion of sole, plantar surface of 1.5 toes
- Dorsum of foot
- Dorsal Surface between 1st and 2nd toe
- Saphenous (femoral)
- Sural N. (Sciatic)
- Medial Calcaneal (Tibial N.)
- Medial Plantar N. (Tibial N.)
- Lateral Plantar N.(Tibial N.)
- Superficial Fibular
- Deep Fibular
The Anterior Tibial A. changes its name at the ankle to become the :
Dorsalis Pedis A.
- becomes Dorsal (Superficial)Arch
The Posterior Tibial A. changes its name at the ankle to become the :
Medial & Lateral Plantar A.
What is the function of Gastrocnemius? Nerve?
Flexes the Leg/Knee & Plantar Flex the foot
- Tibial N.
- STRENGTH MUSCLE
What is the function of Plantaris? Nerve?
Flexes Knee & Plantar Flex the foot
- Tibial N.
- nicknamed Freshman’s Nerve
What is the function of Plantaris? Nerve?
Plantar flex the foot (origin = distal to knee)
- Tibial N.
Which muscle works to UNLOCK the knee?
POPLITEUS
- from lateral epicondyle to tibia
- flexes & medially rotates leg**
What is the function of Tibialis Posterior? Nerve?
- Plantar Flexion
- Adduction
- Inverts foot***
Tibial N.
Which digitorum muscles attaches to the distal phalanges? To the Proximal?
Flexor/Extensor Digitorum LONGUS = to DIP
Flexor/Extensor Digitorum BREVIS = split & attach to PIP
What nerve innervates the Extensor Digitorum Brevis & Extensor Hallucis Brevis?
DEEP FIBULAR N.
What tendons are bound by the Superior Retinaculum?
- TIBIALIS Anterior
- Extensor Hallucis Longus
- Extensor Digitorum Longus
- Fibularis Tertius