Vocab-the Foot1 Flashcards
Dorsiflexion
Backward flexion, or bending, as of the hand or foot
Subtalar joint
A joint of the foot, occurs at the meeting point of the Talus and the calcaneus
Inversion of the foot
Movement that tilts the sole of the foot towards the midline of the body
eversion of the foot
Movement that tilts the sole of the foot away from the midline of the body
Avulsion
The action of pulling or tearing away
Micro trauma
The general term given to small injuries to the body
Turf toe
A sprain to the ligaments around the big toe joint
Compartment syndrome
A condition resulting from increased pressure within a confined body space
Plantar fasciitis
An inflammation of a thick band of tissue that connects the heel none to the toes
Inversion
A reversal of order, the act of inverting
Eversion
The act of turning inside out
Plantar flexion
Decreases the angle between the sole of the foot, and the back of the leg
Mortons nueroma
A benign neuroma of a intermetatarsal plantar nerve
Jones fracture
A fracture in the meta-diaphyseal junction of the fifth metatarsal of the foot
Talocrural joint
The region where the foot and the leg meet
