The Foot Flashcards
What muscles does the lateral plantar nerve innervate?
(All the rest) abductor digiti minimi m quadratus plantae interossei Flexor digiti minimi brevis m adductor hallucis m lateral 3 lumbricals
What is the first division of the posterior tibial A in the foot?
lateral and medial plantar arteries
What does the first dorsal metatarsal arise from?
deep plantar a
What nerve innervates the dorsal foot muscles?
lateral (muscular) branch of the deep fibular n
What are the attachments of quadratus plantae?
What is its action?
calcaneus to tendon of FDL
Assists FDL in flexing lateral 4 digits (keeps them from being pulled medial)
What muscles does the medial plantar nerve innervate?
(exceptions) Abductor Hallucis M Flexor digitorum brevis m flexor hallucis brevis m Medial first lumbrical m
What is the first layer of plantar muscles?
abductor digiti minimi
flexor digitorum brevis
abductor hallucis
What is “layer zero” of the plantar foot?
What do the 5 slips of this connect to?
Plantar aponeurosis
connect to tendon sheaths
Which plantar muscles have 2 heads? What are they?
adductor Hallucis m = oblique and transverse heads
flexor hallucis brevis m = medial and lateral heads
What do the medial and lateral plantar nerves arise from?
Tibial nerve
What is Hallux valgus?
lateral deviation of great toe –> tissues swell –> pressure and friction causes bunion
What 2 arteries join to make the deep plantar arch?
lateral plantar a and deep branch of medial plantar a
mostly lateral plantar a
What is mallet toe?
flexion in DIP joint
What leg artery divides to supply the dorsum of the foot?
anterior tibial A
Which plantar artery has a deep and superfical branch?
Which branch meets the deep plantar arch?
medial plantar a
deep branch goes to deep plantar arch
What is the 4th layer of plantar muscles?
Interossei