The Leg and Foot

Question 1

The lateral tuberosity is located on which bone?

Answer 1

Fibula

Question 2

The medial tuberosity is located on which bone?

Answer 2

Tibia

Question 3

Four tendons on the anterior aspect of Toes 2, 3, 4, 5 are extensions of which muscle which originate from tibia?

Answer 3

Extensor digitorum longus

Question 4

A tendon on the anterior aspect of the hallux is an extension of which muscle which originate from tibia?

Answer 4

Extensor hallucis longus

Question 5

The saphenous nerve is a continuation of which nerve?

Answer 5

Femoral nerve

Question 6

The saphenous nerve provides cutaneous innervation to what?

Answer 6

Medial aspect of leg

Question 7

The sural nerve is made up of what?

Answer 7

Made up of branches of the common fibular nerve and tibial nerve

Question 8

The sciatic nerve divides into what two nerves?

Answer 8

Common fibular nerve

Tibial nerve

Question 9

The sural nerve provides cutaneous innervation to what?

Answer 9

Lateral and posterior aspect of leg

Question 10

The medial and lateral plantar nerves are branches of what nerve?

Answer 10

Tibial nerve

Question 11

The medial and lateral plantar nerves provide cutaneous innervation to what?

Answer 11

Plantar aspect (base) of the foot

Question 12

The common fibular nerve provides cutaneous innervation to what?

Answer 12

Dorsum of the foot

Question 13

What nerve innervates the webbing between the first and second toe?

Answer 13

Deep fibular nerve

Question 14

The sural nerve penetrates a structure before it can supply cutaneous innervation the posterior aspect of the leg - What is it?

Answer 14

The deep fascia

Question 15

Which bone is the largest Tarsal bone?

Answer 15

Calcaneus

Question 16

How many phalanges does the Hallux, and four toes have?

Answer 16

Hallux = Two phalanges

Four toes = Three phalanges

Question 17

What are the muscles in the Anterior compartment of the leg?

Answer 17

• Tibialis anterior
• Extensor digitorum longus
• Extensor hallucis longus
• Fibularis tertius

Question 18

What is the nerve and vascular supply of the Anterior compartment of the leg?

Answer 18

• Deep fibular nerve

- Anterior tibial artery

Question 19

What is the function of the Anterior compartment muscles of the leg?

Answer 19

Dorsiflexion

Question 20

What are the muscles in the Lateral compartment of the leg?

Answer 20

• Fibularis brevis

- Fibularis longus

Question 21

What is the nerve and vascular supply of the Lateral compartment of the leg?

Answer 21

• Superficial fibular nerve

- Fibular artery

Question 22

What is the function of the Lateral compartment muscles of the leg?

Answer 22

Eversion

Question 23

What are the Superficial muscles in the Posterior compartment of the leg?

Answer 23

• Gastrocnemius
• Soleus
• Plantaris

Question 24

What are the Deep muscles in the Posterior compartment of the leg?

Answer 24

• Tibialis posterior
• Flexor digitorum longus
• Flexor hallucis longus
• Popliteus

Question 25

What is the function of the Posterior compartment muscles of the leg?

Answer 25

Plantarflexion

Question 26

What is the nerve and vascular supply of the Posterior compartment of the leg?

Answer 26

- Tibial nerve | - Posterior tibial artery

Question 27

Where does the Fibularis longus insert onto?

Answer 27

Base of 1st metatarsal (hallux)

Question 28

Where does the Fibularis brevis insert onto?

Answer 28

Base of 5th metatarsal

Question 29

What are the two thickenings of the deep fascia in the foot called?

Answer 29

Superior extensor retinacular | Inferior extensor retinacular

Question 30

What are the five structures located in the Tarsal Tunnel?

Answer 30

Tom, Dick and Nervous Harry - Tendon of Tibialis Posterior (Tom) - Flexor digitorum longus (Dick) - Tibial artery (And) - Tibial nerve (Nervous) - Tendon of Flexor hallucis longus (Harry)

Question 31

A trimalleolar fracture involves what three injuries?

Answer 31

- Lateral malleolus - Medial malleolus - Distal posterior aspect of tibia

Question 32

A Lover's fracture is a fracture of what bone?

Answer 32

Calcaneal fracture

Question 33

The Lumbricals are in which layer of the foot?

Answer 33

Layer 2

Question 34

The Interossei muscles are in which layer of the foot?

Answer 34

Layer 4