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PES 311 Exam 4 Questions and Correct
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What tendon are the two sesamoid bones in the foot found?
Ans: In the flexor hallucis brevis tendon
What is the main function of the sesamoid bones?
Ans: Reduce pressure and friction
What is the bony projection in the calcaneus called?
Ans: Sustentaculum tali
What are the 4 arches that make up the foot?
Ans: Inner (medial) longitudinal arch, Outer (lateral)
longitudinal arch, anterior metatarsal arch, and transverse arch
What 4 bones make up the Inner (medial) longitudinal arch?
Ans: Calcaneus, talus, navicular, and 1st metatarsal
What is the main supporting ligament of the Inner (medial) longitudinal
arch?
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Ans: Plantar calcaneonavicular ligament
What 3 features make up the Outer (lateral) longitudinal arch?
Ans: Calcaneus, cuboid, and 5th metatarsal
What is the most frequently injured ligament in the foot?
Ans: Anteriortalofibular ligament
The tibia and fibula malleolus's come together to make up what?
Ans: Mortise
What three muscles make up the anterior compartment of the lower
leg?
Ans: Tibialis anterior, extensor hallucis longus, and extensor
digitorum longus
What is the main function/movement of the anterior compartment of
the lower leg?
Ans: Dorsiflexion
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What three muscles make up the lateral compartment of the lower
leg?
Ans: Peroneus longus, peroneus brevis, and peroneus tertius
What is the main function/movement of the lateral compartment of
the lower leg?
Ans: Eversion
What 2 ligaments hold the peroneal tendons behind the lateral
malleolus?
Ans: Superior and Inferior peroneal retinacular ligam ents
What are the 3 muscles that make up the superficial posterior
compartment of the lower leg?
Ans: Gastrocnemius, soleus, and plantaris
What is the main function/movement of the superficial posterior
compartment of the lower leg?
Ans: Plantar flexion
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PES 311 Exam 4 Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded
What tendon are the two sesamoid bones in the foot found?
Ans: In the flexor hallucis brevis tendon
What is the main function of the sesamoid bones?
Ans: Reduce pressure and friction
What is the bony projection in the calcaneus called?
Ans: Sustentaculum tali
What are the 4 arches that make up the foot?
Ans: Inner (medial) longitudinal arch, Outer (lateral)
longitudinal arch, anterior metatarsal arch, and transverse arch
What 4 bones make up the Inner (medial) longitudinal arch?
Ans: Calcaneus, talus, navicular, and 1st metatarsal
What is the main supporting ligament of the Inner (medial) longitudinal
arch?
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Ans: Plantar calcaneonavicular ligament
What 3 features make up the Outer (lateral) longitudinal arch?
Ans: Calcaneus, cuboid, and 5th metatarsal
What is the most frequently injured ligament in the foot?
Ans: Anteriortalofibular ligament
The tibia and fibula malleolus's come together to make up what?
Ans: Mortise
What three muscles make up the anterior compartment of the lower
leg?
Ans: Tibialis anterior, extensor hallucis longus, and extensor
digitorum longus
What is the main function/movement of the anterior compartment of
the lower leg?
Ans: Dorsiflexion
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What three muscles make up the lateral compartment of the lower
leg?
Ans: Peroneus longus, peroneus brevis, and peroneus tertius
What is the main function/movement of the lateral compartment of
the lower leg?
Ans: Eversion
What 2 ligaments hold the peroneal tendons behind the lateral
malleolus?
Ans: Superior and Inferior peroneal retinacular ligam ents
What are the 3 muscles that make up the superficial posterior
compartment of the lower leg?
Ans: Gastrocnemius, soleus, and plantaris
What is the main function/movement of the superficial posterior
compartment of the lower leg?
Ans: Plantar flexion
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