associated bodywork & massage professional leg and foot kinesiology flash cards

Associated Bodywork & Massage Professional

Leg and Foot Kinesiology Flash Cards


Directions

• The first slide asks a question.

• The second slide answers the question.

• Use these slides like flash cards to test your core knowledge.


Question

• Position– Anterior– Lateral– Posterior– Medial

• Action– Dorsi flexion– Plantar flexion– Inversion– Eversion

Match the general position of the leg muscle to it’s expected action at the foot.


Answer

• Anterior—dorsi flexion

• Lateral—eversion

• Posterior—plantar flexion

• Medial—inversion


Question

• Name the two-headed calf muscle that crosses the knee.


Answer

• The gastrocnemius


Question

• Name the two joints that the gastrocnemius crosses.


Answer

• The knee and the ankle.


Question

• What powerhouse plantar flexor lies deep to the gastrocnemius?


Answer

• The soleus


Question

• What is the prime mover of plantar flexion?


Answer

• The soleus


Question

• Name the three muscles that attach to the calcaneus via the achilles tendon.


Answer

• Gastrocnemius

• Soleus

• Plantaris– These muscles utilize the achilles tendon to

attach to the calcaneus


Question

• What action do the muscles that attach to the achilles tendon have at the ankle?


Answer

• The muscles of the achilles tendon all plantar flex the foot at the ankle.


Question

• What muscles make up the triceps surae in humans?


Answer

• The triceps surae is a muscle group made up of:– Soleus (deep)– Gastrocnemius (superficial)


Question

• How many tarsal bones are there?


Answer

• There are seven tarsals.• Talus• Navicular• 1st, 2nd, and 3rd cuneiforms• Calcaneus• Cuboid


Question

• Which tarsal is part of the ankle joint?


Answer

• The talus


Question

• What three bones make up the ankle joint?


Answer

• The talus, the tibia, and the fibula make up the ankle joint.


Question

• What is the common name of the talocrural joint?


Answer

• The ankle joint


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


Answer

• The only actions available at the talocrural joint, which is the ankle joint, is…

– Dorsi flexion, plantar flexion– Inversion, eversion– Medial rotation, lateral rotation– Pronation, supination– Abduction, adduction

The other actions of the foot all come from the joints within the tarsals!


Question

• What do we have 14 of in each foot?


Answer

• Phalanges– Each of the four lateral toes has three

phalanges, and the great toe has two.


Question

• What is a hallux?a. A bunion

b. A big toe

c. Foot odor

d. Webbed toes


Answer

• What is a hallux?

a. A bunion

b. A big toec. Foot odor

d. Webbed toes


Question

• In which compartment of the leg will you find the tibialis posterior, flexor digitorum longus, and flexor hallucis longus.

a. Lateral compartment

b. Anterior compartment

c. Deep posterior compartment

d. Superficial posterior compartment


Answer

a. Lateral compartment

b. Anterior compartment

c. Deep posterior compartmentd. Superficial posterior compartment


Question

• 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


Answer

• What muscles are responsible for the action of eversion of the foot?

a. The peronealsb. The tibials

c. The triceps surae

d. The deep posteriors

associated bodywork & massage professional leg and foot kinesiology flash cards

Documents

gastrocnemius slide

soleus slide

calcaneus slide

talus slide

slide answers

ankle joint slide

achilles tendon

talocrural joint