Unit 5 - Lower Limb: Ankle Joint (Ex. IV) Flashcards
1
Q
How is body weight transferred down the leg?
A
tibia ==> talus ==> heel and ball of foot
2
Q
What are the articulations of the ankle joint?
A
distal tibia and fibula @ talus
3
Q
What forms the ankle mortise?
A
M and L malleoli –> distal tiobiofibular joint
4
Q
What does the ankle mortise hug?
A
body of the talus
5
Q
In which position is the ankle joint tighter and more stable?
A
dorsiflexion –> wider A part of trochlea of talus is wedged in ankle mortise
6
Q
What is the anatomical name for the ankle joint?
A
talocrural joint
