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46 Cards in this Set
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Abductor hallucis
Action & Innervation |
abducts & flexes big toe @ MTP
medial plantar nerve |
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Flexor digitorum brevis
Action & Innervation |
flexes 2nd -5th toe @ PIP (and MTP)
medial plantar nerve |
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Abductor digitimini
Action & Innervation |
abducts & flexes the 5th toe @ MTP
lateral plantar nerve |
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First Layer of Muscles in Foot
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abductor hallucis
flexor digitorum brevis abductor digitiminmi deep to plantar aponeurosis (plantar fascia), thick layer of fascia that helps support the longitudinal arch of the foot |
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Plantar fascitis
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inflammation of the insertion of hte plantar fascia on the calcaneal tuberosity
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Second Layer of Muscles in Foot
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Quadratus plantae
Lumbricals (4) |
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Quadratus plantae:
Action & Innervation |
assist flexor digitorum longus
lateral plantar nerve |
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Lumbricals (4):
Action & Innervation |
flex 2nd-5th toe @ MTP & extend them at PIP/DIP via extensor expansion
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2 tendons in first layer of foot muscles
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flexor hallucis longus
flexor digitorum longus |
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Flexor hallucis Longus
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wraps under sustentaculum tali & passes between two sesmoid bones (in the tendons of flexor hallucis brevis) on its way to the distal phalanx of the big toe
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Flexor Digitorum Longus
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Cross obliquely from medial malleolus to toes 2-5
lies superficial to the tendon of flexor hallucis longus |
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Third Layer of Foot Muscles
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flexor hallucis brevis
adductor hallucis flexor digitiminimi |
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Flexor Hallucis Brevis
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has 2 heads; each tendon contains a sesamoid bone @ the head of the first metatarsal
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Flexor Hallucis Brevis:
Action & Innervation |
flexes big toe @ MTP
medial plantar nerve |
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Adductor Hallucis:
Action & Innervation |
adducts big toe
lateral plantar nerve |
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Flexor digitiminimi
Action & Innervation |
flexes 5th toe @ MTP
lateral plantar nerve |
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Flexor hallucis brevis
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has 2 heads; each tendon contains a sesamoid bone @ head of first metatarsal
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Adductor hallucis
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has 2 heads
oblique & transverse |
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Fourth Layer of Foot Muscles
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Plantar Interossei (3)
Dorsal interossei (4) |
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Plantar Interossei
Origin & Insertion |
Origin: Metatarsals 3-5
Insertion: proximal phalanges of 3-5th toe |
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Plantar Interossei
Action & Innervation |
adduct & flex 3rd-5th toes at MTP
Lateral plantar nerve |
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Dorsal interossei (4)
Origin & Insertion |
Origin: metatarsals 1-5
Insertion: proximal phalanges of 2nd toe (both sides) 3rd & 4th toe |
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Dorsal Interossei (4)
Action & Innervation |
abduct & flex 2nd-4th toes at MTP
lateral plantar nerve |
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2 tendons in fourth layer
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tibialis posterior
fibularis longus |
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Tibialis Posterior
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tendon passes behind the medial malleolus
a broad tendon to the navicular, cuboid, cuneiforms & bases of metatarsals 2-4 |
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Fibularis Longus
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tendon passes behind the lateral malleolus & thru groove in cuboid bone, then crosses hte sole of hte foot to the first metatarsal & medial cuneiform
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Muscles of Dorsum of Foot
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Extensor digitorum brevis
Extensor hallucis brevis |
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Extensor Digitorum Brevis
Origin & Insertion |
Origin: calcaneus
Insertion: tendons of extensor digitorum longus of 2nd-4th toes |
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Extensor Digitorum Brevis
Action & Innervation |
assists the extensor digitorum longus
Deep fibular nerve |
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Extensor hallucis brevis
Origin & Insertion |
Origin: calcaneus
Insertion: proximal phalanx of big toe |
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Extensor hallucis brevis:
Action & Innervation |
assists the extensor hallucis longus
deep fibular nerve |
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Nerves of the Foot
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Medial plantar nerve
Lateral plantar nerve Deep fibular nerve Superficial fibular nerve Sural nerve |
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Medial plantar Nerve
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terminal branch of tibial nerve
innervates 4 muscles in the sole of hte foot (abductor hallucis, flexor digitorum brevis, flexor hallucis brevis & the 1st lumbrical) also cutaneous innervation to medial 3.5 toes & medial sole |
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Lateral Plantar Nerve
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Terminal branch of tibial nerve
innervates the remaining muscle in the solr of the foot (abductor digiti minimi, quadratus plantae, 2nd-4th lumbricals, interosseous muscles, adductor hallucis, flexor digiti minimi) also cutaneous innervation to lateral 1.5 toes & lateral sole |
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Deep fibular Nerve
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nerve of hte anterior compartment of leg
innervates the intrinsic muscles on the dorsum of the foot & skin between 1st & 2nd toe |
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Superficial Fibular Nerve
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lateral compartment of leg
innervates skin on dorsum of foot & parts of leg |
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Sural Nerve
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formed from branches of the tibial nerve & common fibular nerve
innervates skin on the lateral foot & parts of the leg passes posterior to the lateral malleolus |
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Blood Supply to Foot
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Dorsalis pedis
Medial Plantar artery lateral plantar artery great saphenous vein |
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Dorsalis Pedis
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direct continuation of anterior tibial artery
gives rise to an arcuate artery on the dorsum of the foot & the deep plantar artery that dives down between the first & second toes & becomes plantar arch |
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Medial Plantar Artery
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smaller than lateral plantar artery
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Lateral Plantar Artery
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becomes plantar arch, gives off plantar metatarsal arteries that divide further in plantar digital arteries
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Great saphenous vein
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continuation of the dorsal venous arch on foot
passes anterior to the medial malleolus |
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Arches of the Foot
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Longitudianal (medial & lateral)
Transverse shock absorbers |
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Most important structures for maintaining the arches
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plantar ligaments
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Plantar Ligaments
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short plantar ligament
long plantar ligament plantar calcaneonavicular (spring) ligament plantar aponeurosis |
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Muscles that support arches of foot
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peroneus longus
tibilias posterior |