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Directions
• The first slide asks a question.
• The second slide answers the question.
• Use these slides like flash cards to test your core knowledge.
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Question
• Position– Anterior– Lateral– Posterior– Medial
• Action– Dorsi flexion– Plantar flexion– Inversion– Eversion
Match the general position of the leg muscle to it’s expected action at the foot.
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Answer
• Anterior—dorsi flexion
• Lateral—eversion
• Posterior—plantar flexion
• Medial—inversion
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• Name the two-headed calf muscle that crosses the knee.
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• Name the two joints that the gastrocnemius crosses.
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• What powerhouse plantar flexor lies deep to the gastrocnemius?
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• Name the three muscles that attach to the calcaneus via the achilles tendon.
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Answer
• Gastrocnemius
• Soleus
• Plantaris– These muscles utilize the achilles tendon to
attach to the calcaneus
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• What action do the muscles that attach to the achilles tendon have at the ankle?
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• The muscles of the achilles tendon all plantar flex the foot at the ankle.
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• What muscles make up the triceps surae in humans?
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• The triceps surae is a muscle group made up of:– Soleus (deep)– Gastrocnemius (superficial)
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• There are seven tarsals.• Talus• Navicular• 1st, 2nd, and 3rd cuneiforms• Calcaneus• Cuboid
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• The talus, the tibia, and the fibula make up the ankle joint.
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• What is the common name of the talocrural joint?
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• What actions are capable at the talocrural joint? Pick all that apply.– Dorsi flexion, plantar flexion– Inversion, eversion– Medial rotation, lateral rotation– Pronation, supination– Abduction, adduction
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Answer
• The only actions available at the talocrural joint, which is the ankle joint, is…
– Dorsi flexion, plantar flexion– Inversion, eversion– Medial rotation, lateral rotation– Pronation, supination– Abduction, adduction
The other actions of the foot all come from the joints within the tarsals!
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• Phalanges– Each of the four lateral toes has three
phalanges, and the great toe has two.
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• What is a hallux?a. A bunion
b. A big toe
c. Foot odor
d. Webbed toes
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Answer
• What is a hallux?
a. A bunion
b. A big toec. Foot odor
d. Webbed toes
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• In which compartment of the leg will you find the tibialis posterior, flexor digitorum longus, and flexor hallucis longus.
a. Lateral compartment
b. Anterior compartment
c. Deep posterior compartment
d. Superficial posterior compartment
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Answer
a. Lateral compartment
b. Anterior compartment
c. Deep posterior compartmentd. Superficial posterior compartment
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• What muscles are responsible for the action of eversion of the foot?
a. The peroneals
b. The tibials
c. The triceps surae
d. The deep posteriors