Bony Landmark
What is the only bone of the ankle to not have a muscle attachment?
Talus
This joint is the most superior of the ankle joints
Talocrural
Origins are said to always be the attachment closer to this structure.
Pelvis
This is the only muscle attaching to the ankle that inserts on the Femur.
Gastrocnemius.
The turn of the soles of the feet to face one another is called
inversion
Tendons that travel posterior to this ankle landmark create planter flexion.
Lateral Malleolus
Inversion and eversion occur at this articulation
Subtalar
An origin is said to be what?
The attachment to the more fixed-in-position bone (Less Mobile).
Muscles must insert here to cause extension of the toes.
Dorsum of toes
All muscles that attach on the posterior of the calf have this motion in common
Flexion
What is the name of the bony landmark at the distal end of the tibia?
Medial Malleolus
This Collateral ligament is said to look like the mouth of a river.
Deltoid
This deep posterior muscle is said to attach to both the tibia and Fibula.
Tibialis Posterior
This muscle is said to insert on the greatest number of ankle bones.
Tibialis Posterior
The motion of increasing the angle between two bones is called
Extension
This largest bone of the ankle has a strong tendon attached to it.
Calcaneus
All joints that primarily flex and extend will have this type of ligament?
Collateral
Muscles originating on the anterior of the lower leg all create this motion.
Dorsifleixion.
Insertion is the attachment pont of the muscle to what structure?
The bone that is moving.
To prevent muscle tendons from bowstringing, this band of fascia holds the tendons in place.
Retinaculum
What is the name of the bones making up the midfoot?
Metatarsals
What are joints between your toes bones are called?
Interphalangeal
Muscles that originate in this compartment cause eversion of the foot.
Lateral Compartment.
What three muscles all have the same insertion?
Gastrocnemius, Plantaris, and Soleus
What deep calf muscle inserts on the femur
Popliteus