Orthotic Fitter Practice Questions and
Correct Updated Answers.
How many regions is the foot divided into and what are the names of the anatomical divisions?
- Answer There are (3) regions of the foot known as : Forefoot, Midfoot, Hindfoot
What bones make up the Hindfoot? - Answer talus and calcaneus
What bones make up the midfoot? - Answer navicular, cuboid, 3 cuneiforms (medial,
intermediate, & lateral)
What bones make up the forefoot ? - Answer 5 metatarsals and 14 phalanges
What are the two pea-shaped bones located in the ball of the foot beneath the joint of the
Hallux and first metatarsal called? - Answer The Sesamoids
What is a joint? - Answer where two or more bones meet
How many joints are in the foot? - Answer 33
What joints makeup the hindfood & midfoot? - Answer Ankle Joint, Subtalar joints and the
Transverse tarsal joints.
What is another name for the ankle joint? - Answer talocrural joint
What is the MAJOR JOINT in the hindfoot as well as the largest joint in the entire foot called? -
Answer the Subtalar Joint (also referred to as the talocalcaneal joint)
Describe the Transverse tarsal joints? - Answer Transverse tarsal joints (aka Midtarsal and
Choparts joint) is made up of two joints: Talonavicular & Calcaneocuboid joints. Its also referred
to as LYSFRANC joint. This joint is made up of tarsals and the metatarsals.
How many arches are in the foot? - Answer three; two longitudinal and one transverse
, What is a tendon? - Answer Attaches muscle to bone; Muscles move bone by pulling on
tendons.
What is the ligament that is most prone to ankle sprains? - Answer Anterior Talofibular
ligament
What are the names of the 3 lateral-collateral ligaments? - Answer Anterior Talofibular,
Posterior Talofibular, and the Calcaneofibular
What are the deltoid ligaments and where are they located? - Answer They are located on the
medial side of the ankle. These ligaments are very strong however injuries occur much less
commonly than lateral ligament injuries.
What are the 3 types of muscles? - Answer smooth, cardiac, skeletal
Describe Origin & Insertion - Answer Origrin is the more fixed attachment of a muscle,
typically the starting and proximal point of a muscle. INSERTION is the moveable attachment at
the distal end of a muscle. This produces skeletal movement when muscles contracts.
Intrinsic vs Extrinsic (describe the difference between these two) - Answer Intrinsic muscles of
the foot are muscles that have both their ORIGIN & INSERTION in the foot.
Extrinsic muscles of the the foot are those muscle that have their ORGIN IN LOWER LEG &
INSERTION IN THE FOOT.
Name the 4 muscles of the anterior compartment in foot: - Answer tibialis anterior, extensor
digitorum longus, extensor hallucis longus, Peroneus tertius
Name the muscles of the lateral comparent of the extrinsic muscles of the foot: - Answer
Peroneus Longus & Peroneus Brevis
Name the 4 muscles of the deep Posterior Compartment: - Answer Tibialis Posterior, Flexor
Digitorum Longus, Flexor Halljucis Longus, and Poplietus
Name the 3 Superfical Posterior Compartment: - Answer Gastrocnemius, Soleus, Plantaris
Correct Updated Answers.
How many regions is the foot divided into and what are the names of the anatomical divisions?
- Answer There are (3) regions of the foot known as : Forefoot, Midfoot, Hindfoot
What bones make up the Hindfoot? - Answer talus and calcaneus
What bones make up the midfoot? - Answer navicular, cuboid, 3 cuneiforms (medial,
intermediate, & lateral)
What bones make up the forefoot ? - Answer 5 metatarsals and 14 phalanges
What are the two pea-shaped bones located in the ball of the foot beneath the joint of the
Hallux and first metatarsal called? - Answer The Sesamoids
What is a joint? - Answer where two or more bones meet
How many joints are in the foot? - Answer 33
What joints makeup the hindfood & midfoot? - Answer Ankle Joint, Subtalar joints and the
Transverse tarsal joints.
What is another name for the ankle joint? - Answer talocrural joint
What is the MAJOR JOINT in the hindfoot as well as the largest joint in the entire foot called? -
Answer the Subtalar Joint (also referred to as the talocalcaneal joint)
Describe the Transverse tarsal joints? - Answer Transverse tarsal joints (aka Midtarsal and
Choparts joint) is made up of two joints: Talonavicular & Calcaneocuboid joints. Its also referred
to as LYSFRANC joint. This joint is made up of tarsals and the metatarsals.
How many arches are in the foot? - Answer three; two longitudinal and one transverse
, What is a tendon? - Answer Attaches muscle to bone; Muscles move bone by pulling on
tendons.
What is the ligament that is most prone to ankle sprains? - Answer Anterior Talofibular
ligament
What are the names of the 3 lateral-collateral ligaments? - Answer Anterior Talofibular,
Posterior Talofibular, and the Calcaneofibular
What are the deltoid ligaments and where are they located? - Answer They are located on the
medial side of the ankle. These ligaments are very strong however injuries occur much less
commonly than lateral ligament injuries.
What are the 3 types of muscles? - Answer smooth, cardiac, skeletal
Describe Origin & Insertion - Answer Origrin is the more fixed attachment of a muscle,
typically the starting and proximal point of a muscle. INSERTION is the moveable attachment at
the distal end of a muscle. This produces skeletal movement when muscles contracts.
Intrinsic vs Extrinsic (describe the difference between these two) - Answer Intrinsic muscles of
the foot are muscles that have both their ORIGIN & INSERTION in the foot.
Extrinsic muscles of the the foot are those muscle that have their ORGIN IN LOWER LEG &
INSERTION IN THE FOOT.
Name the 4 muscles of the anterior compartment in foot: - Answer tibialis anterior, extensor
digitorum longus, extensor hallucis longus, Peroneus tertius
Name the muscles of the lateral comparent of the extrinsic muscles of the foot: - Answer
Peroneus Longus & Peroneus Brevis
Name the 4 muscles of the deep Posterior Compartment: - Answer Tibialis Posterior, Flexor
Digitorum Longus, Flexor Halljucis Longus, and Poplietus
Name the 3 Superfical Posterior Compartment: - Answer Gastrocnemius, Soleus, Plantaris
