Sports Med Test Quest 2
Which of the following muscles can perform extension of the lesser toes when concentrically contracting?
Extensor digitorum longus
Which of the following muscles can perform extension of the great toe when concentrically contracting?
Extensor hallucis longus
An ankle sprain is a common injury that involves the stretching or tearing of one or more tendons. TRUE OR FALSE
False
During both walking and running there is a point where neither foot is touching the ground. TRUE OR FALSE
False
Each toe has three interphalangeal joints except for the great toe which has only two. TRUE OR FALSE
False
Immediately prior to and during normal toe-off the foot should be in pronation and the leg should be in external rotation. TRUE OR FALSE
False
Inversion is turning the ankle and foot outward away from the midline of the body where the weight is on medial edge of foot. TRUE OR FALSE
False
The cuboid bone is located medially with respect to the navicular bone. TRUE OR FALSE
False
The medial malleolus is an anatomical landmark located on the fibula. TRUE OR FALSE
False
Which of the following muscles can perform flexion of the four lesser toes when concentrically contracting?
Flexor digitorum longus
Which of the following muscles has its insertion on the base of the distal phalanx of each of the four lesser toes?
Flexor digitorum longus
Which of the following muscles has its origin on the distal third of the anterior fibula?
Flexor hallucis longus
Which of the following muscles is innervated by the deep peroneal nerve (L4, L5, S1)?
Flexor hallucis longus
Which of the following muscles may be palpated on the upper one-half of the posterior aspect of the lower leg?
Gastrocnemius
Which of the following statements is not true regarding "shin splints?"
May be partially prevented by stretching plantar extensors
Which of the following muscles does not perform plantar flexion?
Peroneus tertius
Which of the following muscles can perform flexion of the great toe when concentrically contracting?
Soleus
Which of the following muscles only performs plantar flexion?
Soleus
Which of the following muscles can perform knee flexion when concentrically contracting?
Tibialis anterior
Dorsiflexion is the dorsal aspect of the foot moving toward the anterior tibia. TRUE OR FALSE
True
Each toe has three phalanxes except for the great toe which has only two. TRUE OR FALSE
True
Heel-strike normally occurs by landing on the heel with the foot in supination and the leg in external rotation. TRUE OR FALSE
True
The ankle and foot joints are composed of 26 bones in each foot. TRUE OR FALSE
True
The distal malleoli of the tibia and fibula serve as pulleys for the posterior tendons to increase the mechanical advantage of the respective muscles in performing inversion and eversion actions. TRUE OR FALSE
True
The most common type of ankle sprain results from excessive inversion that causes damage to lateral structures. TRUE OR FALSE
True
Tibialis anterior performs dorsiflexion of the ankle in the sagittal plane. TRUE OR FALSE
True
Toe flexion is movement of toes toward plantar surface of the foot. TRUE OR FALSE
True
