trail guide to the body workbook leg and foot
lateral malleolus
As you palpate both malleoli of the ankle, which extends further distally?
tuberosity of the fifth metatarsal/lateral malleolus
Between which two bony landmarks can you draw a line to locate the cuboid?
invert and plantar flex
How would you passively position the foot to best locate the trochlea of the talus?
inverting the foot
How would you passively position the foot to shorten the surrounding tissue of the medial malleolar groove?
distal/one inch
In which direction from the medial malleolus would you move your thumb to locate the sustentaculum tali? And approximately how far would you move?
tuberosity of the fifth metatarsal
Locate the navicular and tuberosity of the fifth metatarsal. Which is situated further distally on the foot?
flexed
Medial and lateral rotation of the knee can occur when the knee is in a _______ position.
proximal interphalangeal/distal interphalangeal
Spelled out, what do the acronyms "pip" and "dip" stand for?
calcaneus/talus
The bone at the heel of the foot is the ______, while the bone that articulates with the tibia and fibula is the ______.
tibial tuberosity
The bony landmark located distal to the patella is the ______.
patellar ligament
The connective tissue structure connecting the patella to the tibial tuberosity is the _________.
biceps femoris/soleus/fibular collateral ligament
The head of the fibula is the attachment site for which two muscles and ligament
navicular tubercle/medial malleolus
The head of the talus can be located between which two bony landmarks?
proximal tibia/ femoral condyles
The patella seems to disappear when the knee is flexed. It sinks between which two landmarks?
medial cuneiform
The proximal end of the first metatarsal articulates with which bone?
dorsal
The tarsals are most accessible along which surface of the foot?
peroneus brevis
The tuberosity of the fifth metatarsal is the attachment site for which muscle?
iliotibial tract
To locate the lateral epicondyle of the femur, you would need to palpate deep to what structure?
adductor tubercle/adductor magnus
Which landmark is located proximal to the medial epicondyle of the femur, and the tendon of what muscle attaches to it?
the edges
Which portion of the tibial plateaus can be accessed?
tibialis anterior tendon
Which tendon could you follow along the dorsal surface of the ankle to locate the medial cuneiform?
sartorius/gracilis/semitendinosus
Which three tendons form the pes anserinus tendon?
dorsal/medial
Which two superficial surfaces of the first metatarsal are easily accessible?
femoral condyles
With the knee fully extended and the patella shifted medially or laterally, what structures can be found deep to the patella?
tibiofemoral
the anatomical name for the knee is the _____ joint.
tibia/fibula
the bone running superficially down the anterior surface of the leg is the _____ while the bone buried deep to the surrounding muscle tissue on the leg is the _____.