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The broad band of tissue that holds the tendons of the flexor muscles and tibial artery and nerve is the
Flexor retinaculum
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The lateral melleolus is a landmark on which bone?
fibula
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what is the correct order of the following row of bones in the foot, medial to lateral?
Medial, middle and lateral cuneiforms and cuboid
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The flexors of the toes are located in the
posterior compartment of the leg
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Just distal to the patella are 3 landmarks. The correct order lateral to medial is
Head of the fibula, tibial tuberocity, and pes anserinus
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The bone that forms the heel of the foot is the
calcaneus
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A bone inside a tendon, like the patella is called a
sesamoid bone
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The primary action of the psoas and the iliacus is
hip flexion
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which of these muscles attach to the pes anserinus
- sartorius
- semitendinosis
- gracilis
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what is the thinnest bone in the bone relitive to its length? what percentage of weight does it bare
fibula, 10%
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what is the thickest area of cartilage on the body?
the knee, 1/8th inch of cartilage
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What is the thick superficial band of fascia stretching from the heel to the ball of the feet
Plantar Aponerosis
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How many bones are in the feet? how do they break down?
26 bones, 7 tarsals, 5 metatarsals, 14 phallanges
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which compartment has the extensor muscles of the toes?
The anterior compartment
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what are the actions of tibialis posterior?
invert, plantar flex
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action of the tibialis anteror
Evert and dorsiflex
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what bone connects the tibia and fibula to form ankle
Talus
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What is the interinsic muscle of the dorsal surface of the foot
Extensor Digitorum Brevis
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What is the origin of Gastrocnemius?
posterior condyle of the femur
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Which muscle has 2 bellies and goes across 2 joints?
gastrocnemius
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Which muscle is the "key to unlock the knee"
popletius
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What is the superficial line to the patella
pre-patellar bursa
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What are the 3 arches of the foot?
medial, lateral, and transverse
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