Key Terms
A sudden, involuntary contraction of a muscle.
What is a cramp?
These are the three arches of the foot.
What is the transverse arch, medial longitudinal arch, and lateral longitudinal arch?
These are tough bands of tissue that connect bones to each other and provide support to joints.
What are ligaments?
At least three-quarters of Americans experience these problems.
What are foot and ankle problems?
Muscles that are outside a body part, organ, or bone.
What is extrinsic muscle?
The medial longitudinal arch is composed of these bones.
What are the navicular, calcaneus, talus, and medial cuneiform?
This crucial ligament supports the medial arch.
What is the spring ligament?
These can occur on any part of the body where friction occurs.
What are blisters?
Muscles that relate to a specific body part or bone.
The phalanges consist of these bones.
What are the distal phalanx, middle phalanx, and proximal phalanx?
This ligament is a group of several ligaments in your ankle. It attaches to the bones in your foot, ankle, and legs.
What are the deltoid ligaments?
What is a contusion?
The highest of the 3 arches of the foot.
What is the medial longitudinal arch?
The tarsals consist of these bones.
What are the calcaneus, talus, cuboid, and the cuneiforms.
This is one of the most injured on the medial side of the ankle.
What is the deltoid ligament?
A contusion on the heel that impairs an athlete.
What is an ankle bruise?
A serious condition that may develop when swelling exists in one or more of the four compartments of the leg or arm.
What is compartment syndrome?
The feet contain this proportion of bones in the total number of bones in the body.
What is one-fourth?
The calcaneofibular ligament connects these two bones.
What are the calcaneus and fibula?
A sudden, involuntary contraction of the muscle in your leg.
What is a leg cramp?