ESAT Final Exam Review | 300 Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Verified | 36 Pages

The feet and ankles must provide the two paradoxical qualities of? - Stability and pliability The distal tibia and fibula join with the talus to form a mortise-type hinge joint called ? - talocrural joint What forms the subtalar joint? - Articulation of the calcaneus with the talus Functionally, the talus serves as the? - link between the leg and the foot The function of the spring ligament is to? - Keep the medial aspect of the forefoot and hindfoot in apposition, maintaining the arched configuration of the foot Muscles responsible for ankle plantar flexion? - Gastrocnemius, soleus, plantaris Extensor digitorum longus, tibialis anterior, peroneus tertius, extensor hallucis longus are all involved in which actions of the ankle? - Dorsiflexion Primary movement at the ankle mortise is? - dorsiflexion (20-30*) and plantarflexion (30- 50*)