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KINE 3300
Applied Kinesiology
The Foot & Ankle
Complete the following Activities:
1- In which plane does inversion and eversion of ankle joint takes place?
2- Name the ligaments that would be injured in an inversion injury of ankle?
3- Articulation of which bones form the ankle joint?
4- Enumerate the movements possible in ankle joint?
5- Name the muscle which contracts causing dorsiflexion of ankle joint?
6- What is the distal medial end of tibia called?
7-Where does the tibia connects to fibula medially?
8- What is the function of gastrocnemius muscle?
9- Where is the insertion of tibialis posterior muscle?
10-Where can you palpate the tibialis anterior muscle?
11-Which nerve supplies the gastronemius muscle?
12-The eversion of ankle joint is governed by which muscle?
13-What is the function of flexor digit minimi?
14-Locate the following parts of the ankle and foot on a subject.
a-Lateral maleolus.
b-Medial malleolus.
c-phalanges.
d-metatarsal bone.
15-Demonstrate the following movements.
a-plantar flexion.
b-dorsal flexion.
c-Inversion.
d-Eversion.
e-Flexion of toes.
16-List the plane in which the following movement takes place.
a-Planter flexion
b-Flexion of toe.
17-If a person injures his lateral planter nerve then which movement is likely to be get
affected?
18-where is the insertion of Adductor hallucis muscle and what its function is…
19-which movement helps a person to walk in terrain plain?
20-What are the functions of flexor hallucis longus muscle?
21-Name the nerve suppling the following muscle.
a-Extensor Digitorum Longus.
b-Peroneus brevis muscle.
c-Soleus muscle.
d-lumbricals.
e-plantar interossei.
22-How can you strengthen your gastrocnemius muscle?
23-During the concentric contraction of sloeus and gastronemius, what type of
contraction will take place in tibialis anterior?
24-What is the action of peroneous brevis ?
25-Complete the table
Muscle
Tibialis Anterior
Lumbricals
Soleus
Plantar interossei
Abductor hallucis
Gastrocnemius
Origin
Insertion
Action
Innervation