1. Associated Bodywork & Massage Professional Leg and Foot Kinesiology Flash Cards

2. Associated Bodywork & Massage Professional Directions The first slide asks a question. The second slide answers the question. Use these slides like flash cards to test your core knowledge.

3. Associated Bodywork & Massage Professional Question Position –Anterior –Lateral –Posterior –Medial Action –Dorsi flexion –Plantar flexion –Inversion –Eversion Match the general position of the leg muscle to it’s expected action at the foot.

4. Associated Bodywork & Massage Professional Answer Anterior—dorsi flexion Lateral—eversion Posterior—plantar flexion Medial—inversion

5. Associated Bodywork & Massage Professional Question Name the two-headed calf muscle that crosses the knee.

6. Associated Bodywork & Massage Professional Answer The gastrocnemius

7. Associated Bodywork & Massage Professional Question Name the two joints that the gastrocnemius crosses.

8. Associated Bodywork & Massage Professional Answer The knee and the ankle.

9. Associated Bodywork & Massage Professional Question What powerhouse plantar flexor lies deep to the gastrocnemius?

10. Associated Bodywork & Massage Professional Answer The soleus

11. Associated Bodywork & Massage Professional Question What is the prime mover of plantar flexion?

12. Associated Bodywork & Massage Professional Answer The soleus

13. Associated Bodywork & Massage Professional Question Name the three muscles that attach to the calcaneus via the achilles tendon.

14. Associated Bodywork & Massage Professional Answer Gastrocnemius Soleus Plantaris –These muscles utilize the achilles tendon to attach to the calcaneus

15. Associated Bodywork & Massage Professional Question What action do the muscles that attach to the achilles tendon have at the ankle?

16. Associated Bodywork & Massage Professional Answer The muscles of the achilles tendon all plantar flex the foot at the ankle.

17. Associated Bodywork & Massage Professional Question What muscles make up the triceps surae in humans?

18. Associated Bodywork & Massage Professional Answer The triceps surae is a muscle group made up of: –Soleus (deep) –Gastrocnemius (superficial)

19. Associated Bodywork & Massage Professional Question How many tarsal bones are there?

20. Associated Bodywork & Massage Professional Answer There are seven tarsals. Talus Navicular 1 st, 2 nd, and 3 rd cuneiforms Calcaneus Cuboid

21. Associated Bodywork & Massage Professional Question Which tarsal is part of the ankle joint?

22. Associated Bodywork & Massage Professional Answer The talus

23. Associated Bodywork & Massage Professional Question What three bones make up the ankle joint?

24. Associated Bodywork & Massage Professional Answer The talus, the tibia, and the fibula make up the ankle joint.

25. Associated Bodywork & Massage Professional Question What is the common name of the talocrural joint?

26. Associated Bodywork & Massage Professional Answer The ankle joint

27. Associated Bodywork & Massage Professional Question What actions are capable at the talocrural joint? Pick all that apply. –Dorsi flexion, plantar flexion –Inversion, eversion –Medial rotation, lateral rotation –Pronation, supination –Abduction, adduction

28. Associated Bodywork & Massage Professional Answer The only actions available at the talocrural joint, which is the ankle joint, is… –Dorsi flexion, plantar flexion –Inversion, eversion –Medial rotation, lateral rotation –Pronation, supination –Abduction, adduction The other actions of the foot all come from the joints within the tarsals!

29. Associated Bodywork & Massage Professional Question What do we have 14 of in each foot?

30. Associated Bodywork & Massage Professional Answer Phalanges –Each of the four lateral toes has three phalanges, and the great toe has two.

31. Associated Bodywork & Massage Professional Question What is a hallux? a.A bunion b.A big toe c.Foot odor d.Webbed toes

32. Associated Bodywork & Massage Professional Answer What is a hallux? a. A bunion b. A big toe c. Foot odor d. Webbed toes

33. Associated Bodywork & Massage Professional Question In which compartment of the leg will you find the tibialis posterior, flexor digitorum longus, and flexor hallucis longus. a.Lateral compartment b.Anterior compartment c.Deep posterior compartment d.Superficial posterior compartment

34. Associated Bodywork & Massage Professional Answer a.Lateral compartment b.Anterior compartment c.Deep posterior compartment d.Superficial posterior compartment

35. Associated Bodywork & Massage Professional Question What muscles are responsible for the action of eversion of the foot? a.The peroneals b.The tibials c.The triceps surae d.The deep posteriors

36. Associated Bodywork & Massage Professional Answer What muscles are responsible for the action of eversion of the foot? a.The peroneals b.The tibials c.The triceps surae d.The deep posteriors