QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WELL
1. Which muscles oppose each other on the anteriorposterior sides of the
foot? ANS >>> Anterior ANS >>> Dorsiflexors
Posterior ANS >>> Plantar Flexors
2. Which muscles oppose each other on the later and rotary sides of the
foot? ANS >>> Lateral ANS >>> Tibialis
Peroneals
3. What is the function of Tibialis anterior? ANS >>> dorsiflexing and inverting th
foot.
4. What is the function of the peroneas muscles? ANS >>> Primarily
responsible for eversion of the foot. peroneus longus and brevis plantarflex
the foot, while the peroneus tertius dorsiflexes it.
5. What are the opposing anteroposterior muscles of the knee? ANS >>>
The ham- strings, gastrocnemius and the popliteus oppose the hamstrings.
6. The transverse plane divides the body into and seg-
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, ments. ANS >>> Superior and inferior segments of the body
7. The Frontal plane divides the body into and
segments. ANS >>> Anterior and posterior (front/back) segments.
8. The sagital plane divides the body into and segments-
ANS >>> Left and right segments
9. Medial is a directional term for ANS >>> ANS >>> Closest to the midline of the
body.
10. Lateral is a directional term for ANS >>> ANS >>> Away from the midline of the
body
11. Proximal/central means to the trunk or midline of the body. ANS
>>> clos- er
12. Distal/peripheral means from the trunk or midline of the body.
ANS >>> -
away
13. Superior is a directional term for ANS >>> ANS >>> above or towards the head
14. Inferior is a directional term for ANS >>> ANS >>> Below or away from the head
15. Anterior refers to ANS >>> front of the body
16. Posterior refers to ANS >>> back of the body
17. Superficial refers to ANS >>> towards the surface of the skin / outer most layer
18. Deep refers to ANS >>> inside the body (internal)
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1. Which muscles oppose each other on the anteriorposterior sides of the
foot? ANS >>> Anterior ANS >>> Dorsiflexors
Posterior ANS >>> Plantar Flexors
2. Which muscles oppose each other on the later and rotary sides of the
foot? ANS >>> Lateral ANS >>> Tibialis
Peroneals
3. What is the function of Tibialis anterior? ANS >>> dorsiflexing and inverting th
foot.
4. What is the function of the peroneas muscles? ANS >>> Primarily
responsible for eversion of the foot. peroneus longus and brevis plantarflex
the foot, while the peroneus tertius dorsiflexes it.
5. What are the opposing anteroposterior muscles of the knee? ANS >>>
The ham- strings, gastrocnemius and the popliteus oppose the hamstrings.
6. The transverse plane divides the body into and seg-
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, ments. ANS >>> Superior and inferior segments of the body
7. The Frontal plane divides the body into and
segments. ANS >>> Anterior and posterior (front/back) segments.
8. The sagital plane divides the body into and segments-
ANS >>> Left and right segments
9. Medial is a directional term for ANS >>> ANS >>> Closest to the midline of the
body.
10. Lateral is a directional term for ANS >>> ANS >>> Away from the midline of the
body
11. Proximal/central means to the trunk or midline of the body. ANS
>>> clos- er
12. Distal/peripheral means from the trunk or midline of the body.
ANS >>> -
away
13. Superior is a directional term for ANS >>> ANS >>> above or towards the head
14. Inferior is a directional term for ANS >>> ANS >>> Below or away from the head
15. Anterior refers to ANS >>> front of the body
16. Posterior refers to ANS >>> back of the body
17. Superficial refers to ANS >>> towards the surface of the skin / outer most layer
18. Deep refers to ANS >>> inside the body (internal)
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