PC Podiatrist Foot & Ankle Structure 2

Question 1

Which tarsal bone articulates with both the tibia and fibula to form the ankle mortise?

Accepted Answer

Talus

Answer

Calcaneus

Answer

Navicular

Answer

Cuboid

Question 2

The sustentaculum tali is a bony shelf found on which tarsal bone?

Accepted Answer

Calcaneus

Answer

Talus

Answer

Navicular

Answer

Medial cuneiform

Question 3

Which intrinsic foot muscle originates from the plantar aponeurosis and inserts into the proximal phalanges, flexing the MTP joints?

Accepted Answer

Flexor digitorum brevis

Answer

Lumbricals

Answer

Abductor hallucis

Answer

Interossei

Question 4

The Lisfranc joint complex includes articulations between the metatarsals and which set of bones?

Accepted Answer

Cuneiforms and cuboid

Answer

Phalanges

Answer

Calcaneus and cuboid

Answer

Talus and navicular

Question 5

Which nerve provides sensory innervation to the first web space on the dorsum of the foot?

Accepted Answer

Deep peroneal nerve

Answer

Sural nerve

Answer

Superficial peroneal nerve

Answer

Saphenous nerve

Question 6

The peroneus longus tendon passes beneath which structure to reach its insertion on the medial cuneiform and first metatarsal base?

Accepted Answer

Cuboid groove

Answer

Superior extensor retinaculum

Answer

Plantar fascia

Answer

Spring ligament

Question 7

In the foot, which layer of the plantar intrinsic muscles contains the adductor hallucis?

Accepted Answer

Third layer

Answer

First (most superficial) layer

Answer

Second layer

Answer

Fourth (deepest) layer