Chapter 18: Ankle and Foot
Clinical Kinesiology for Physical Therapist Assistants, 3rd ed.
Name
For each question, choose the BEST answer.
1.
Which structures maintain the arches of the foot?
A.
Plantar aponeurosis, ligaments, muscles, triceps surae
B.
Deltoid ligament, muscles, bone shapes and the triceps surae
C.
Plantar aponeurosis and ligaments; shape and relationship of bones
D.
Plantar aponeurosis and ligaments, muscles; shape and relationship
of bones
2.
Which muscles are found in the third layer of intrinsic foot muscles on the
plantar surface?
A.
Flexor hallucis longus, adductor hallucis, flexor digitorum brevis
B.
Flexor digitorum longus, quadratus plantae, lumbricales
C.
Abductor hallucis, abductor ditimi minimi, flexor digitorum
D.
Flexor hallucis brevis, adductor hallucis, flexor digit minimi
3.
What
A.
B.
C.
D.
4.
straightens the line of pull of the flexor digitorum longus?
Plantar aponeurosis
Quadratus plantae
Lumbricales
Abductor digiti minimi
What muscles are working when rising on toes from a standing position?
Choose the BEST answer.
A.
Iliopsoas, tensor fascia latae, quads, tibialis posterior
B.
Adductors, plantar flexors, transverse abdominis
C.
Transverse abdominis, erector spinae, quads
D.
Triceps surae, quadriceps, gluteals
5.
6.
What
A.
B.
C.
D.
muscle is responsible for lesser toe abduction?
Plantar interossei
Dorsal interossei
Lumbricals
Plantar interossei
What type of joints are the metatarsal phalangeal joints (MTPs) two
through five?
A.
Condyloid
B.
Saddle
C.
Pivot
D.
Hinge
7.
What muscle is innervated by the tibial nerve and performs knee flexion
and ankle plantar flexion?
A.
Soleus
B.
Gastrocnemius
C.
Popliteus
D.
Biceps femoris
8.
What muscle attaches proximally to the interosseous membrane, adjacent
tibia and fibula, and distally to the navicular, most tarsals and
metatarsals?
A.
Flexor hallucis longus
B.
Flexor digitorum brevis
C.
Tibialis posterior
D.
Extensor digitorum longus
9.
Which nerve innervates the extensor digitorum longus?
A.
Sciatic
B.
Deep peroneal
C.
Tibial
D.
Common peroneal
10.
What
A.
B.
C.
D.
muscle performs ankle dorsiflexion and inversion?
Tibialis posterior
Tibialis anterior
Extensor digitorum longus
Medial head gastrocnemius
11.
What
A.
B.
C.
E.
movements combine to supinate the foot?
Plantar flexion, inversion, and adduction
Plantar flexion, inversion, and abduction
Dorsiflexion, inversion, and adduction
Dorsiflexion, eversion, and abduction
12.
Which muscle works in synergy with the tibialis anterior?
A.
Triceps surae
B.
Extensor digitorum longus
C.
Extensor digiti minimi
D.
Flexor hallucis longus
13.
What bony landmark do three tendons loop around when they change
direction from running posterior to the plantar aspect of the foot?
A.
Medial malleolus
B.
Lateral malleolus
C.
Sustenaculum tali
D.
Navicular tuberosity
14.
What
A.
B.
C.
D.
bones make up the hindfoot?
Tibia, fibula, talus, and calcaneus
Talus and calcaneus
Navicular, cuboid, and three cuneiforms
Five metatarsals and all of the phalanges
15.
What
A.
B.
C.
D.
type of joint is the inferior tibiofibular joint?
Syndesmosis
Synovial
Uniaxial
Gliding
16.
Complete the following: The talotibial joint moves in _____ planes.
A.
One
B.
Two
C.
Three
D.
Four
17.
What joint articulation consists of the surface of the inferior talus and the
surface of the superior calcaneus?
A.
Talocrural
B.
Talocalcaneal
C.
Transverse tarsal
D.
Inferior tibiofibular
18.
Which ligament helps to prevent medial ankle sprains?
A.
Deltoid
B.
Anterior talofibular
C.
Calcaneofibular
D.
Posterior talofibular
19.
Which arch runs from side to side through the three cuneiforms to the
cuboid?
A.
Medial longitudinal
B.
Lateral longitudinal
C.
Spring ligament
D.
Transverse
20.
Which muscle does not pass posteriorly to the medial malleolus?
A.
Tibialis anterior
B.
Tibialis posterior
C.
Flexor hallucis longus
D.
Flexor digitorum longus
21.
Which muscle performs ankle inversion and assists in plantar flexion?
A.
Tibialis anterior
B.
Tibialis posterior
C.
Flexor hallucis longus
D.
Flexor digitorum longus
22.
Which muscle inserts on the base of the fifth metatarsal?
A.
Peroneus longus
B.
Tibialis anterior
C.
Peroneus brevis
D.
Tibialis posterior
23.
Which muscle(s) flex(es) the MTPs and extend(s) the proximal
interphalangeal joints (PIPs) and distal interphalangeal joints (DIPs) of the
foot?
A.
Quadratus plantae
B.
Flexor hallucis brevis
C.
Lumbricales
D.
Flexor digitorum brevis
24.
Peroneus longus, brevis, and tertius are innervated by the superficial
peroneal nerve.
A.
True
B.
False
25.
The tibialis anterior, extensor digitorum longus and brevis, and extensor
hallucis longus are innervated by the tibial nerve.
A.
True
B.
False
26.
The anterior talofibular ligament is stressed when the foot is plantar flexed
and inverted.
A.
True
B.
False