Msi Week 2: Knee, Leg, And Dorsum Of Foot

Front 1

List the borders of the popliteal fossa.

Back 1

Medial--> Semimembranosus M + Semitendinosus M
Lateral --> Long and short heads of Biceps femoris M
Inferior --> Medial and lateral heads of Gastrocnemius M

Front 2

In the popliteal fossa, the sciatic nerve branches into which two nerves?

Back 2

1. Tibial N
2. Common fibular N

Front 3

The medial sural cutaneous nerve is a branch from which nerve?

Back 3

Tibial N

(the lateral sural cutaneous N is a branch from the Fibular N)

Front 4

Which artery supplies the lateral side of the leg?

Back 4

Fibular A
(branch from posterior tibial A)

Front 5

Name the 4 ligaments of the knee joint.

Back 5

1. Anterior cruciate ligament
2. Posterior cruciate ligament
3. Medial collateral ligament
4. Lateral collateral ligament

Front 6

Which ligament has a strong attachment to the medial meniscus?

Back 6

Medial collateral
(if you tear the medial collateral L, the medial meniscus will also tear)

Front 7

The quadriceps tendon is also known as...?

Back 7

Patellar tendon

(Patellar tendon is superior to patella, while patellar ligament is inferior to patella)

Front 8

An anterior and medial displacement of the knee can injure the "terrible triad." Name the 3 components of this triad.

Back 8

1. Anterior cruciate L
2. Medial collateral L
3. Medial meniscus

Front 9

Name the general ligaments of the ankle.

Back 9

1. Medial collateral (deltoid) L
2. Lateral collateral L

Front 10

Name the nerves that can be found in the anterior, posterior, and lateral compartments of the leg.

Back 10

Anterior --> Deep fibular N
Posterior --> Tibial N
Lateral --> Superficial fibular N

Front 11

What tendon is shared by the Gastrocnemius and Soleus muscles?

Back 11

Tendo calcaneus

Front 12

What kind of muscle fibers are mostly found in Gastrocnemius?
What about in Soleus?

Back 12

Gastrocnemius --> fast twitch fibers (for quick contractions)

Soleus --> slow twitch (for posture)

Front 13

Which tendons are found under the medial malleolus?

Back 13

1. Tibialis Posterior M
2. Flexor digitorum longus M
3. Flexor hallucis longus M

"Tom, Dick, ANd Harry"

*Posterior tibial A and Tibial N are found inbetween the digitorum and hallicus muscles

Front 14

Which nerve supplies the fibularis longus and brevis muscles?

Back 14

Superficial branch of Fibular N

Front 15

What nerves are found on the plantar portion of the foot?

Back 15

Medial and Lateral Plantar nerves

Front 16

Lumbrical muscles are found attached to which tendons in the foot?

Back 16

Flexor digitorum longus tendons

Front 17

The fibularis longus tendon runs inbetween which two ligaments?

Back 17

1. Long plantar L
2. Short plantar L

Front 18

The sustentaculum tali is a feature on which bone?

Back 18

Calcaneus (holds up head of talus)

Front 19

In the foot, the Tibial N splits into which 2 nerves?

Back 19

1. Medial plantar N
2. Lateral plantar N

Front 20

Which artery runs with the deep branch of the fibular N?

Back 20

Anterior tibial A

Front 21

Which artery runs with the tibial N?

Back 21

Posterior tibial A

Front 22

Onto which bony feature does the patellar ligament attach?

Back 22

Tibial tuberosity

Front 23

List the 7 tarsal bones.

Back 23

1. Talus
2. Calcaneus
3. Navicular bone
4. Cuboid bone
5. 3 Cuneiform bones

Front 24

Bone that transmits weight of body form the tibia to the foot and is the only tarsal bone w/o muscle attachments.

Back 24

Talus

Front 25

Bone that lies below the talus and forms the heel of the foot.

Back 25

Calcaneus

Front 26

Most laterally placed tarsal bone.

Back 26

Cuboid bone

Front 27

Ligament that prevents forward sliding of the tibia on the femur.

What type of injury can tear this ligament?

Back 27

Anterior cruciate ligament

*Torn by hyperextension

Front 28

Which 2 ligaments of the knee are intracapsular? Which are extracapsular?

Back 28

Intracapsular = Anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments

Extracapsular = medial and lateral collateral ligaments

Front 29

What type of joint is the ankle?

Back 29

Hinge-type synovial joint

Front 30

Which vein begins at the lateral end of the dorsal venous arch and passes upward along the lateral side ofthe foot with the sural nerve?

Back 30

Small saphenous V

Front 31

Which ligament of the ankle would be torn by forced eversion?

Back 31

Medial (deltoid) collateral L

Front 32

Name the thick fascia that invests the plantar muscles.

Back 32

Plantar aponeurosis

Front 33

Name the 2 ligaments that support the lateral side of the longitudinal arch of the foot?

Back 33

Long and short plantar ligaments

Front 34

Which ligament supports the head of the talus and the medial longitudinal arch of the foot?

Back 34

Spring ligament

Front 35

Which of the saphenous veins begins on the medial side of the dorsal venous arch?

Which one begins on the lateral side?

Back 35

Medial = Great Saphenous V

Lateral = Small Saphenous V

Front 36

Which vein ascends along with the Sural nerve?

Back 36

Small saphenous V

Front 37

Which nerve supplies the muscles of the anterior compartment of the foot?

Back 37

Deep fibular nerve