PEDORTHICS EXAM 1 86 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2026/2027. FOOT CARE & ORTHOTIC SCIENCE || COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS 100% VERIFIED || GRADED A+
86 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Rearfoot (Tarsus), Midfoot (Lesser tarsus), and Forefoot (Metatarsus) -
CORRECT ANSWER - Functional components of the foot
Which bones make up the rearfoot? - CORRECT ANSWER - Calcaneus and
talus
Which bones make up the midfoot? - CORRECT ANSWER - Navicular and
cuboid
Which bones make up the forefoot? - CORRECT ANSWER - Cuneiforms 1-3
and digits
Medial column of the foot - CORRECT ANSWER - 70% of the load. More
flexible. Composed of the talus, navicular, cuneiforms, and metatarsals 1-3
Lateral column of the foot - CORRECT ANSWER - 30% of the load. More
rigid. Composed of the calcaneus, cuboid, and metatarsals 4-5
, Calcaneus - CORRECT ANSWER - Largest bone in the foot, insertion point
for the achilles, articulates with talus and cuboid
ST groove - CORRECT ANSWER - Limits ST from collapsing medially,
which prevents calcaneal valgus
Talus - CORRECT ANSWER - 2nd largest bone, made of articular hyaline
cartilage, lacks good blood supply so healing takes longer. Articulates with tibia,
fibula, calcaneus, and navicular
Neck of talus - CORRECT ANSWER - What do you palpate to check for
subtalar neutral?
6 primary hot spots - CORRECT ANSWER - medial malleolus, lateral
malleolus, 1st met head, 5th met head, base of the 5th, and navicular
2 secondary hot spots - CORRECT ANSWER - posterior calcaneus and
trochlear process of calcaneus
Plantar calcaneonavicular ligament aka "spring ligament" - CORRECT
ANSWER - Maintains medial longitudinal arch
Deltoid ligament - CORRECT ANSWER - Tibiotalar, tibionavicular, and
anterior/posterior tibiocalcaneal. Maintains medial longitudinal arch and prevents
eversion
2026/2027. FOOT CARE & ORTHOTIC SCIENCE || COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS 100% VERIFIED || GRADED A+
86 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Rearfoot (Tarsus), Midfoot (Lesser tarsus), and Forefoot (Metatarsus) -
CORRECT ANSWER - Functional components of the foot
Which bones make up the rearfoot? - CORRECT ANSWER - Calcaneus and
talus
Which bones make up the midfoot? - CORRECT ANSWER - Navicular and
cuboid
Which bones make up the forefoot? - CORRECT ANSWER - Cuneiforms 1-3
and digits
Medial column of the foot - CORRECT ANSWER - 70% of the load. More
flexible. Composed of the talus, navicular, cuneiforms, and metatarsals 1-3
Lateral column of the foot - CORRECT ANSWER - 30% of the load. More
rigid. Composed of the calcaneus, cuboid, and metatarsals 4-5
, Calcaneus - CORRECT ANSWER - Largest bone in the foot, insertion point
for the achilles, articulates with talus and cuboid
ST groove - CORRECT ANSWER - Limits ST from collapsing medially,
which prevents calcaneal valgus
Talus - CORRECT ANSWER - 2nd largest bone, made of articular hyaline
cartilage, lacks good blood supply so healing takes longer. Articulates with tibia,
fibula, calcaneus, and navicular
Neck of talus - CORRECT ANSWER - What do you palpate to check for
subtalar neutral?
6 primary hot spots - CORRECT ANSWER - medial malleolus, lateral
malleolus, 1st met head, 5th met head, base of the 5th, and navicular
2 secondary hot spots - CORRECT ANSWER - posterior calcaneus and
trochlear process of calcaneus
Plantar calcaneonavicular ligament aka "spring ligament" - CORRECT
ANSWER - Maintains medial longitudinal arch
Deltoid ligament - CORRECT ANSWER - Tibiotalar, tibionavicular, and
anterior/posterior tibiocalcaneal. Maintains medial longitudinal arch and prevents
eversion
