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 _____.