Vascular and Neural Elements of the Foot

Question 1

plantar surface arteries arise from…

Answer 1

the posterior tibial artery

Question 2

what are the plantar surface arteries

Answer 2

medial plantar artery and branches

lateral plantar artery and branches

Question 3

what does the medial plantar artery branch into

Answer 3

plantar digital

branch to deep plantar arch

Question 4

what does the lateral plantar artery branch into

Answer 4

deep plantar arch

plantar metatarsal

plantar digital

Question 5

arteries of the dorsum comes from the…

Answer 5

anterior tibial artery

Question 6

what is the artery of the dorsum of the foot

Answer 6

dorsalis pedis artery and branches

Question 7

what arteries branch off of the dorsalis pedis branch

Answer 7

medial tarsal

lateral tarsal

arcuate and branches

Question 8

what arteries branch off of the arcuate artery

Answer 8

dorsal metatarsal

dorsal digital

first dorsal metatarsal

Question 9

superficial veins of the foot

Answer 9

great saphenous vein

small saphenous vein

Question 10

deep veins of the foot

Answer 10

medial plantar

lateral plantar

dorsalis pedis

Question 11

nerves of the foot

Answer 11

saphenous

sural

calcaneal

medial plantar

lateral plantar

superficial fibular

deep fibular

Question 12

saphenous nerve

Answer 12

from femoral N

sensory to medial side of the foot

Question 13

sural nerve

Answer 13

from tibial and common fibular divisions of sciatic

sensory to lateral aspect of hindfoot and midfoot

Question 14

calcaneal nerve

Answer 14

from tibial and sural N

sensory to skin of heel

Question 15

medial plantar

Answer 15

large terminal branch of tibial N

sensory to medial side of sole of foot and sides of first 3 digits

motor to abductor hallucis, flexor digitorum brevis, flexor hallucis brevis and 1st lumbrical

Question 16

lateral plantar

Answer 16

smaller terminal branch of tibial N

sensory to sole lateral to a line splitting 4th toe

motor to abductor digiti minimi, quadratus plantar, lateral 3 lumbricals, adductor hallucis, flexor digiti minimi, interossei

Question 17

superficial fibular N

Answer 17

from common fibular nerve

sensory to skin on dorsum of the foot

all digits except lateral side of 5th, adjoining sides of 1st and 2nd digits

Question 18

deep fibular N

Answer 18

from common fibular N

sensory to skin on continuous sides of 1st and 2nd digits

motor to extensor digitorum brevis