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Leg and foot trail guide

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show tibiofemoral  
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show flexed  
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3. The bone running superficially down the anterior surface of the leg is the ___ and the bone buried deep to the surrounding muscle tissue on the leg is the ___   show
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show proximal tibia, femoral condyles  
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show tibial tuberosity  
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6. The connective tissue structure connecting the patella to the tibial tuberosity is the ___   show
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7. The head of the fibula is the attachment site for which two muscles and ligament   show
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8. Which portion of the tibial plateaus can be accessed?   show
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9. Which three tendons form the pes answerinus tendon   show
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10. With the knee fully extended and the patella shifted medially or laterally, what structures can be found deep to the patella?   show
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11. To locate the lateral epicondyle of the femur, you would need to palpate deep to what structure?   show
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show adductor tubercle, adductor magnus  
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show calcaneus, talus  
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show dorsal  
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show lateral malleolus  
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show invert the foot  
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5. In which direction from the medial malleolus would you move your thumb to locate the sustentaculum tali? and approximately how far would you move?   show
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6. The head of the talus can be located between which two bony landmarks?   show
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show invert and plantar flex  
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8. The proximal end of the first metatarsal articulates in which bone?   show
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show dorsal, medial  
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10. Spelled out, what do the acronyms "pip" and "dip" stand for?   show
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11. The tuberosity of the fifth metatarsal is the attachment site for which muscle?   show
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show tibialis anterior  
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show tuberosity of fifth metatarsal  
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show tuberosity of fifth metatarsal, lateral malleolus  
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show tibiofemoral  
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The __ is the kneecap   show
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show tibia  
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show fibula  
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The ___ is a superficial knob located distal to the patella and is roughly half an inch in diameter and serves as an attachment sire for the patellar ligament.   show
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The lateral and medial __ are the large conspicuous knobs on either side of the ankle.   show
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show hallux  
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unlike the hallux the second through fifth toes contain __ phalanges each. In each toe there is a __ and __   show
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show proximal interphalangeal  
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show Distal interphalangeal  
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show navicular  
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The __ is cube-shaped and is surrounded on 3 of the 4 sides by the fourth and fifth metatarsals   show
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1. What are the two muscles that form the "triceps surae"   show
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show calcaneal tendon  
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3. What common action could you ask your partner to do to contract his gastrocnemius and soleus?   show
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4. Palpate both bellies of the gastrocnemius. Which head extends further distally?   show
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5. Although the gastrocnemius and soleus are located on the posterior leg, you can palpate them on the leg's anterior surface by sliding __ off the ___   show
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6. The muscle belly accessed between the gastrocnemius heads, in the popliteal space, is the ___   show
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show inch, oblique  
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8. Which muscle is the deepest of the popliteal space?   show
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show unlocking the joint- "the key which unlocks the knee"  
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10. To access the popliteus's tendinous attachment, you need to push the overlying edges of which muscles to the side?   show
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11. The fibularis muscles are located on the __ side of the leg and lie between which two muscles?   show
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show head of the fibula, lateral malleolus  
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show evert the foot  
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The origin of the gastrocnemius is?   show
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the insertion of the gastrocnemius is?   show
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The origin of the fibularis brevis is?   show
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show tuberosity of fifth metatarsal  
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the origin of the fibularis longus is?   show
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show base of the first metatarsal and medial cuneiform  
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show lateral supracondylar line of femur  
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show calcaneus via calcaneal tendon (3)  
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the origin of the popliteus is?   show
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the insertion of the popliteus is?   show
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The origin of the soleus is?   show
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show calcaneus via calcaneal tendon (3)  
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11. Passive dorsiflexion of the ankle would __ the soleus   show
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12. Passive lateral rotation of the knee would __ the popliteus   show
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13. Passive inversion of the foot would __ the fibularis longus   show
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14. Passive flexion of the knee would __ the gastrocnemius   show
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show tibial shaft  
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show dorsiflex or invert the foot  
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show extensor retinacula  
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show tibial shaft, edge of the soleus/ calcaneal tendon  
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5. Please complete the following for the mnemonic device Tom, Dick, AN, Harry. T___, ___, ___ D___, ___, ____, A____, ____, N____, _____, H____, ____   show
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show wiggle all his toes  
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7. The dorsal surface of the foot is home to which muscle that extends down to the second, third, and fourth toes?   show
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show plantar aponeurosis  
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9. Which tendons do you need to palpate beneath to locate the belly of the extensor digitorum brevis?   show
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10. What two structure are helpful in isolating the flexor digitorum brevis?   show
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11. Not everyone has the coordination to abduct their first tow. What is another action your partner could do to contract the abductor hallucis?   show
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show calcaneus, head of the first metatarsal, head of the fifth metatarsal  
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The origin of the Extensor digitorum longus is?   show
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the insertion of the extensor digitorum longus is?   show
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show middle anterior surface of fibula and interosseous membrane  
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The insertion of the extensor hallucis longus is?   show
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The origin of the flexor digitorum longis is?   show
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show distal phalanges of second through fifth toes  
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show middle half of posterior fibula  
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show distal phalanges of first toe (2)  
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show lateral condyle of tibia; proximal, lateral surface of tibia; and interosseous membrane  
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show medial cuneiform and base of the first metatarsal  
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the origin of the tibialis posterior is?   show
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show all five tarsal bones and bases of second through fourth metatarsals  
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show shorten  
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13. Passive eversion of the foot would __ the tibialis posterior   show
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show shorten  
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show lengthen  
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show lateral epicondyle of femur, head of fibula  
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show medial  
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show weight distribution, friction reduction  
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4. To access the edge of the medial menisci, you would slowly rotate the knee in which direction?   show
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show prepatellar bursa  
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6. The common fibular nerve lies __ to the biceps femoris tendon and __ to the gastrocnemius belly. It becomes accessible along the ___ surface of the head of the fibula   show
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7. To feel the tension change in the plantar aponeurosis, what action could you passively perform at the foot?   show
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show talus, sustentaculum tali, navicular  
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9. The plantar calcaneonavicular (spring) ligament stretches from the __ to the __ and may be deep to the ___   show
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show fibers are superficial and perpendicular  
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11. The flexor retinaculum can be located between which two bony landmarks?   show
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12. The posterior tibial artery can be located just __ and __ to the medial malleolus   show
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13. Between the first and second metatarsals of the foot you can feel the pulse of which artery?   show
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14. The calcaneal bursa is located between the attachment of the __ and the ___.   show
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The ___ is located between the first and second metatarsal bones.   show
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