Leg And Foot Flashcards
What is the function of the patella?
Increases mechanical advantage for quadriceps femoris during knee extension
What is the function of the LCL and MCL?
MCL: resist abduction
LCL: resists adduction
What is the function of the menisci?
They absorb shock, redistribute force
Does the LCL and lateral meniscus attach?
NO
Does the MCL and Medial meniscus attach?
YES
What is a popliteal synovial cyst?
Herniation of synovial membrane through knee joint
*Found between semimembranosus tendon and medial head of gastrocnemius
What are the cruciate ligaments within?
Within: joint capsule
Outside: synovial cavity
What is the function of the ACL?
Resist anterior displacement of the tibia on the femur
What is the function of the PCL?
Resist posterior displacement of the tibia on the femur
What is the unhappy triad?
Rupture of
1. Medial collateral ligament
2. Medial Meniscus
3. Anterior Cruciate ligament
How to test for a torn ACL?
Anterior Drawer sign
Where is the suprapetellar bursa found/
Above the patella, between the quad and femur
*continous with knee joint cavity
What is the sural nerve formed from?
Branches of the Tibial and Common Fibular Nerves
What creates the dorsal venous arch?
Anastomosis of great and small saphenous veins
What is the term for big toe?
Hallux
What is the nerve supply of the lateral compartment of the leg?
Superficial fibular nerve
What are the muscles of the lateral compartment of the leg?
Fibularis longus muscle
Fibularis brevis muscle
What is the origin and insertion of Fibularis longus?
O: Head of the Fibula
I: Medial cuneiform bone and base of 1st metatarsal
What is the origin and insertion of Fibularis brevis?
O: fibula
I: tuberosity of 5th metatarsal
What is the action of the lateral compartment of the leg?
A: plantarflexion and eversion
What is the function of the superior and inferior fibular retinacula?
Hold tendons down where they pass over a joint to prevent buckling
What does the common fibular nerve spilt into?
The superficial and deep fibular nerve
What innervates the anterior compartment of the leg?
The Deep Fibular nerve
What muscles form the anterior compartment of the leg?
Tibialis anterior
Extensor Hallucis longus
Extensor Digitorum longus
What is the origin of the anterior compartment of the leg?
O: upper lateral leg
What is the Insertion, and action of the tibialis anterior
I: medial cuneiform bone and base of 1st metatarsal
A: Dorsiflexion and inversion
What is the insertion and action of the extensor digitorum longus muscle
I: Extensor expansions of digits 2-5
A: Extension of digits 2-5