Leg and Foot
Kinesiology Flash Cards
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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
Match the general position of the leg muscle to it’s
expected action at the foot.
• Position
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Anterior
Lateral
Posterior
Medial
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• Action
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Dorsi flexion
Plantar flexion
Inversion
Eversion
Answer
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Anterior—dorsi flexion
Lateral—eversion
Posterior—plantar flexion
Medial—inversion
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Question
• Name the two-headed calf muscle that
crosses the knee.
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Answer
• The gastrocnemius
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Question
• Name the two joints that the
gastrocnemius crosses.
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Answer
• The knee and the ankle.
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Question
• What powerhouse plantar flexor lies deep
to the gastrocnemius?
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Answer
• The soleus
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Question
• What is the prime mover of plantar
flexion?
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Answer
• The soleus
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Question
• 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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Question
• What action do the muscles that attach to
the achilles tendon have at the ankle?
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Answer
• The muscles of the achilles tendon all
plantar flex the foot at the ankle.
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Question
• What muscles make up the triceps surae
in humans?
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Answer
• The triceps surae is a muscle group made
up of:
– Soleus (deep)
– Gastrocnemius (superficial)
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Question
• How many tarsal bones are there?
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Answer
• There are seven tarsals.
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Talus
Navicular
1st, 2nd, and 3rd cuneiforms
Calcaneus
Cuboid
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Question
• Which tarsal is part of the ankle joint?
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Answer
• The talus
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Question
• What three bones make up the ankle
joint?
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Answer
• The talus, the tibia, and the fibula make up
the ankle joint.
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Question
• What is the common name of the
talocrural joint?
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Answer
• The ankle joint
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Question
• 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
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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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Question
• What do we have 14 of in each foot?
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Answer
• Phalanges
– Each of the four lateral toes has three
phalanges, and the great toe has two.
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Question
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What is a hallux?
a.
b.
c.
d.
A bunion
A big toe
Foot odor
Webbed toes
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Answer
• What is a hallux?
a. A bunion
b. A big toe
c. Foot odor
d. Webbed toes
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Question
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In which compartment of the leg will you
find the tibialis posterior, flexor digitorum
longus, and flexor hallucis longus.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Lateral compartment
Anterior compartment
Deep posterior compartment
Superficial posterior compartment
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Answer
a. Lateral compartment
b. Anterior compartment
c. Deep posterior compartment
d. Superficial posterior compartment
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Question
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What muscles are responsible for the
action of eversion of the foot?
a.
b.
c.
d.
The peroneals
The tibials
The triceps surae
The deep posteriors
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Answer
•
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
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