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Plantar Surface Of The Foot Flashcards

1
Q

What does the thickened portion of the deep fascia of the foot form

A

The plantar aponeurosis

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2
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What is the plantar aponeurosis

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A superficial ligament

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3
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What does the plantar aponeurosis attach to

A

The calcaneus

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4
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What happens to the plantar aponeurosis and what is it continuous with

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It splits into 5 bands and is continuos with the fibrous digital sheaths

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5
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What splits the plantar surface

A

The vertical intermuscular septae

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6
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What are the compartments of the plantar surface

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Medial, central and lateral

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7
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What are the different compartments of the foot

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Lateral, central, medial, interossei and muscles of the dorum of the foot

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8
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What muscles are in the dorsum of the foot

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Extensor digitorum brevis and extensor hallucis brevis

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9
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What muscles are in the central compartment

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Flexor digitorum brevis, lumbricals, quadratus plantae and adductor hallucis

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10
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What muscles are in the lateral compartment

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Adductor digiti minimi and flexor digiti minimi brevis

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11
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What muscles are in the medial compartment

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Abductor hallucis and flexor hallucis brevis

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12
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What muscles are within the interossei compartment

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Plantar and dorsal interossei

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13
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Layer one of the foot

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ABductor hallucis, flexor digitorum brevis and ABductor digiti minimi

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14
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Attachment of abductor hallucis

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The medial tubercle of calcaneus and flexor retinaculum

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15
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Insertion of abductor hallucis

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Medial base of the proximal phalanx

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16
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Attachment of flexor digitorum brevis

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Medial tubercle of calcaneus

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17
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Insertion of flexor digitorum brevis

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Middle phalanges of the lateral 4 digits

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18
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Attachment of abductor digiti minimi

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Medial and lateral tubercles of the calcaneus

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19
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Insertion of abductor digiti minimi

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Lateral base of the proximal phalanx

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20
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Layer two of the foot

A

Long flexor tendons of flexor diitorum longus and flexor hallucis longs, lumbricals and quadratus plantae

21
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Attachment of the lumbricals

A

The tendons of flexor digitorum longus

22
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Insertion of the lumbricals

A

The medial side of the dorsal tendon expansion

23
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Attachment of quadratus plantae

A

The medial and lateral surfaces of calcaneus

24
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Insertion of quadratus plantae

A

The lateral side of the flexor digitorum longus tendon

25
Q

Layer three of the foot

A

FLEXOR hallucis brevis, ADDuctor hallucis and FLEXOR digiti minimi brevis

26
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Attachment of flexor hallucis

A

The cuboid and lateral cuniform

27
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Insertion of flexor hallucis

A

Both sides of the base of the proximal phalanx of hallux

28
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Attachment of adductor hallucis

A

Transverse head - the plantar ligament og the MTP joints

Oblique head - The base of the 2nd-4th metatarsals

29
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Insertion of adductor hallucis

A

Lateral side of the base of the proximal phalanx of hallux

30
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Attachment of flexor digiti minimi brevis

A

The base of the 5th metatarsal

31
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Insertion of flexor digiti minimi brevis

A

Base of the proximal phalanx of the 5th digit

32
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Layer four of the foot

A

Three plantar and four dorsal interossei

33
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Attachment of the plantar interossei

A

Bases of the medial sides of metatarsals 3-5

34
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Insertion of the plantar interossei

A

Medial side of the proximal phalanx of digits 3-5

35
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Are plantar interossei unipennate or bipennate

A

Unipennate

36
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Function of plantar interossei

A

Adduction

PAD

37
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Attachment of dorsal interossei

A

The adjacent sides of metatarsals 1-5

38
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Insertion of the dorsal interossei

A

1st - The medial side of the proximal phalanx of the 2nd digit
2nd-4th - The lateral side of the proximal phalanx of digits 2-4

39
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Are dorsal interossei unipennate or bipennate

40
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Function of dorsal interossei

A

Abduction

DAB

41
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What tendons are found within the 4th layer

A

Peroneus longus and tibialis posterior

42
Q

What are the plantar arteries

A

The terminal branches of the posterior tibial artery

43
Q

What dos the medial plantar artery supply

A

The muscles of the hallux and overlying skin

Occasionally forms the superficial plantar arch

44
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Where does the lateral plantar artery run

A

Initialy between layers 1 and 2 and then forms a deep arch between layers 3 and 4

45
Q

What does the deep plantar artery come from

A

Dorsalis pedis

46
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What are the plantar nerves

A

The terminal branches of the tibial nerve

47
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What does the medial plantar nerve innervate

A

Abductor hallucis, flexor digitorum brevis, 1st lumbrical and flexor hallucis brevis

48
Q

What does the lateral plantar nerve innervate

A

All other muscles of the foot

Anatomy Second Semester (27 decks)

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