Question 1

How many plantar interossei muscles are there?

Accepted Answer

A) 2 
B) 3 
C) 4 
D) 5 
A) 2 
B) 3 
C) 4 
D) 5 B

Question 2

Which is an action of the dorsal interossei pedis?

Accepted Answer

A) adduction of fingers two through four at the metacarpophalangeal joint 
B) flexion of toes two through five at the interphalangeal joints 
C) abduction of toes two through four at the metatarsophalangeal joint 
D) adduction of toes two through five at the metatarsophalangeal joint 
A) adduction of fingers two through four at the metacarpophalangeal joint 
B) flexion of toes two through five at the interphalangeal joints 
C) abduction of toes two through four at the metatarsophalangeal joint 
D) adduction of toes two through five at the metatarsophalangeal joint C

Question 3

Which plantar intrinsic muscle of the foot assists the flexor digitorum longus by straightening out the line of its pull?

Accepted Answer

A) flexor digitorum brevis 
B) lumbricals pedis 
C) plantar interossei 
D) quadratus plantae 
A) flexor digitorum brevis 
B) lumbricals pedis 
C) plantar interossei 
D) quadratus plantae D

Question 4

What nerve(s)innervates the flexor digiti minimi pedis?

Accepted Answer

A) medial plantar 
B) lateral plantar 
C) deep fibular 
D) a and b 
A) medial plantar 
B) lateral plantar 
C) deep fibular 
D) a and b

Question 5

Which muscles are in Layer I of the plantar surface of the foot?

Accepted Answer

A) quadratus plantae and lumbricals pedis 
B) plantar interossei and dorsal interossei pedis 
C) abductor hallucis,abductor digiti minimi pedis,and flexor digitorum brevis 
D) flexor hallucis brevis,flexor digiti minimi pedis,and adductor hallucis 
A) quadratus plantae and lumbricals pedis 
B) plantar interossei and dorsal interossei pedis 
C) abductor hallucis,abductor digiti minimi pedis,and flexor digitorum brevis 
D) flexor hallucis brevis,flexor digiti minimi pedis,and adductor hallucis

Question 6

Which is an eccentric function of the plantar interossei at the metatarsophalangeal joint?

Accepted Answer

A) restrains/slows adduction of toes two through four 
B) restrains/slows abduction of toes two through four 
C) restrains/slows abduction of toes three through five 
D) restrains/slows adduction of toes three through five 
A) restrains/slows adduction of toes two through four 
B) restrains/slows abduction of toes two through four 
C) restrains/slows abduction of toes three through five 
D) restrains/slows adduction of toes three through five

Question 7

Which are the attachments of the plantar interossei?

Accepted Answer

A) metacarpal of fingers two,four,and five to the "middle finger side" of the proximal phalanges of fingers two,four,and five 
B) metatarsals to the medial sides of the phalanges and the distal tendons of the extensor digitorum longus (dorsal digital expansion)of toes three through five 
C) calcaneus to the distal tendon of the flexor digitorum longus muscle 
D) tuberosity of the calcaneus to the lateral sides of the phalanges and the distal tendons of the extensor digitorum longus (dorsal digital expansion)of toes two through four 
A) metacarpal of fingers two,four,and five to the "middle finger side" of the proximal phalanges of fingers two,four,and five 
B) metatarsals to the medial sides of the phalanges and the distal tendons of the extensor digitorum longus (dorsal digital expansion)of toes three through five 
C) calcaneus to the distal tendon of the flexor digitorum longus muscle 
D) tuberosity of the calcaneus to the lateral sides of the phalanges and the distal tendons of the extensor digitorum longus (dorsal digital expansion)of toes two through four

Question 8

Which is an eccentric function of the dorsal interossei pedis at the metatarsophalangeal joint?

Accepted Answer

A) restrains/slows adduction of toes three through five 
B) restrains/slows abduction of toes three through five 
C) restrains/slows tibial and fibular abduction of toe number two and abduction of toes three and four 
D) restrains/slows tibial and fibular abduction of toe number two and adduction of toes three and four 
A) restrains/slows adduction of toes three through five 
B) restrains/slows abduction of toes three through five 
C) restrains/slows tibial and fibular abduction of toe number two and abduction of toes three and four 
D) restrains/slows tibial and fibular abduction of toe number two and adduction of toes three and four

Question 9

Which are the attachments of the extensor digitorum brevis?

Accepted Answer

A) dorsal surface of the calcaneus to the dorsal surface of the big toe (toe number one) 
B) dorsal surface of the calcaneus to toes two through five 
C) dorsal surface of the calcaneus to toes two through four 
D) fifth metatarsal to toes two through five 
A) dorsal surface of the calcaneus to the dorsal surface of the big toe (toe number one) 
B) dorsal surface of the calcaneus to toes two through five 
C) dorsal surface of the calcaneus to toes two through four 
D) fifth metatarsal to toes two through five

Question 10

Which is an eccentric function of the lumbricals pedis?

Accepted Answer

A) restrains/slows abduction of toes two through five at the metatarsophalangeal joint 
B) restrains/slows flexion of toes two through five at the metatarsophalangeal joint 
C) restrains/slows extension of toes two through five at the interphalangeal joints 
D) restrains/slows flexion of toes two through five at the interphalangeal joints 
A) restrains/slows abduction of toes two through five at the metatarsophalangeal joint 
B) restrains/slows flexion of toes two through five at the metatarsophalangeal joint 
C) restrains/slows extension of toes two through five at the interphalangeal joints 
D) restrains/slows flexion of toes two through five at the interphalangeal joints

Question 11

What is the mnemonic that can be used to remember the actions of the dorsal interossei pedis and plantar interossei muscles respectively?

Accepted Answer

A) "PAB DAB" 
B) "PAB DAD" 
C) "DF PE" 
D) "DAB PAD" 
A) "PAB DAB" 
B) "PAB DAD" 
C) "DF PE" 
D) "DAB PAD"

Question 12

What does the word hallucis mean?

Accepted Answer

A) thumb (finger number one) 
B) big toe (toe number one) 
C) middle finger (finger number three) 
D) little toe (toe number five) 
A) thumb (finger number one) 
B) big toe (toe number one) 
C) middle finger (finger number three) 
D) little toe (toe number five)

Question 13

Which is an action of the flexor hallucis brevis?

Accepted Answer

A) flexion of the thumb at the metacarpophalangeal joint 
B) flexion of the hand at the wrist joint 
C) flexion of the big toe (toe number one)at the metatarsophalangeal joint 
D) plantarflexion of the foot at the ankle joint 
A) flexion of the thumb at the metacarpophalangeal joint 
B) flexion of the hand at the wrist joint 
C) flexion of the big toe (toe number one)at the metatarsophalangeal joint 
D) plantarflexion of the foot at the ankle joint

Question 14

Which are the attachments of the abductor digiti minimi pedis?

Accepted Answer

A) fifth metatarsal to the little toe (toe number five) 
B) cuboid and the third cuneiform to the little toe (toe number five) 
C) tuberosity of the calcaneus to the little toe (toe number five) 
D) tuberosity of the calcaneus to the big toe (toe number one) 
A) fifth metatarsal to the little toe (toe number five) 
B) cuboid and the third cuneiform to the little toe (toe number five) 
C) tuberosity of the calcaneus to the little toe (toe number five) 
D) tuberosity of the calcaneus to the big toe (toe number one)

Question 15

Which is an eccentric function of the flexor digitorum brevis?

Accepted Answer

A) restrains/slows flexion of fingers two through five at the metacarpophalangeal and proximal interphalangeal joints 
B) restrains/slows extension of toes two through five at the metatarsophalangeal and proximal interphalangeal joints 
C) restrains/slows flexion of toes two through four at the metatarsophalangeal and proximal interphalangeal joints 
D) restrains/slows abduction of fingers two through five at the metacarpophalangeal joints 
A) restrains/slows flexion of fingers two through five at the metacarpophalangeal and proximal interphalangeal joints 
B) restrains/slows extension of toes two through five at the metatarsophalangeal and proximal interphalangeal joints 
C) restrains/slows flexion of toes two through four at the metatarsophalangeal and proximal interphalangeal joints 
D) restrains/slows abduction of fingers two through five at the metacarpophalangeal joints

Question 16

What nerve innervates the extensor hallucis brevis?

Accepted Answer

A) femoral 
B) superficial fibular 
C) deep fibular 
D) medial plantar 
A) femoral 
B) superficial fibular 
C) deep fibular 
D) medial plantar

Question 17

Which is an eccentric function of the flexor digiti minimi pedis?

Accepted Answer

A) restrains/slows flexion of the little toe (toe number five)at the metatarsophalangeal joint 
B) restrains/slows abduction of the little toe (toe number five)at the metatarsophalangeal joint 
C) restrains/slows extension of the little toe (toe number five)at the metatarsophalangeal joint 
D) restrains/slows plantarflexion of the foot at the ankle joint 
A) restrains/slows flexion of the little toe (toe number five)at the metatarsophalangeal joint 
B) restrains/slows abduction of the little toe (toe number five)at the metatarsophalangeal joint 
C) restrains/slows extension of the little toe (toe number five)at the metatarsophalangeal joint 
D) restrains/slows plantarflexion of the foot at the ankle joint

Question 18

To what toes does the extensor digitorum brevis attach?

Accepted Answer

A) one through five 
B) two through five 
C) two through four 
D) number one 
A) one through five 
B) two through five 
C) two through four 
D) number one

Question 19

Which are the attachments of the flexor hallucis brevis?

Accepted Answer

A) tuberosity of the calcaneus to the big toe (toe number one) 
B) cuboid and the third cuneiform to the big toe (toe number one) 
C) distal 2/3 of the posterior fibula to the plantar surface of toes two through four 
D) cuboid and the third cuneiform to toes two through five 
A) tuberosity of the calcaneus to the big toe (toe number one) 
B) cuboid and the third cuneiform to the big toe (toe number one) 
C) distal 2/3 of the posterior fibula to the plantar surface of toes two through four 
D) cuboid and the third cuneiform to toes two through five

Question 20

Which are the attachments of the extensor hallucis brevis?

Accepted Answer

A) dorsal surface of the calcaneus to the dorsal surface of the big toe (toe number one) 
B) plantar surface of the calcaneus to the plantar surface of the big toe (toe number one) 
C) dorsal surface of the calcaneus to toes two through four 
D) tuberosity of the calcaneus to the big toe (toe number one) 
A) dorsal surface of the calcaneus to the dorsal surface of the big toe (toe number one) 
B) plantar surface of the calcaneus to the plantar surface of the big toe (toe number one) 
C) dorsal surface of the calcaneus to toes two through four 
D) tuberosity of the calcaneus to the big toe (toe number one)

How many plantar interossei muscles are there?

Which is an action of the dorsal interossei pedis?

Which plantar intrinsic muscle of the foot assists the flexor digitorum longus by straightening out the line of its pull?

What nerve(s)innervates the flexor digiti minimi pedis?

Which muscles are in Layer I of the plantar surface of the foot?

Which is an eccentric function of the plantar interossei at the metatarsophalangeal joint?

Which are the attachments of the plantar interossei?

Which is an eccentric function of the dorsal interossei pedis at the metatarsophalangeal joint?

Which are the attachments of the extensor digitorum brevis?

Which is an eccentric function of the lumbricals pedis?

What is the mnemonic that can be used to remember the actions of the dorsal interossei pedis and plantar interossei muscles respectively?

What does the word hallucis mean?

Which is an action of the flexor hallucis brevis?

Which are the attachments of the abductor digiti minimi pedis?

Which is an eccentric function of the flexor digitorum brevis?

What nerve innervates the extensor hallucis brevis?

Which is an eccentric function of the flexor digiti minimi pedis?

To what toes does the extensor digitorum brevis attach?

Which are the attachments of the flexor hallucis brevis?

Which are the attachments of the extensor hallucis brevis?

Basic Kinesiology Terminology

The Skeletal System

How Muscles Function

Muscles of the Shoulder Girdle Joints

Muscles of the Glenohumeral Joint

Muscles of the Elbow and Radioulnar Joints

Muscles of the Wrist Joint

Extrinsic Muscles of the Finger Joints

Intrinsic Muscles of the Finger Joints

Muscles of the Spinal Joints

Muscles of the Rib Cage Joints

Muscles of the Temporomandibular Joints

Muscles of Facial Expression

Muscles of the Hip Joint

Muscles of the Knee Joint

Muscles of the Ankle and Subtalar Joints

Extrinsic Muscles of the Toe Joints

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Exam 18: Intrinsic Muscles of the Toe Joints

How many plantar interossei muscles are there?

Which is an action of the dorsal interossei pedis?

Which plantar intrinsic muscle of the foot assists the flexor digitorum longus by straightening out the line of its pull?

What nerve(s)innervates the flexor digiti minimi pedis?

Which muscles are in Layer I of the plantar surface of the foot?

Which is an eccentric function of the plantar interossei at the metatarsophalangeal joint?

Which are the attachments of the plantar interossei?

Which is an eccentric function of the dorsal interossei pedis at the metatarsophalangeal joint?

Which are the attachments of the extensor digitorum brevis?

Which is an eccentric function of the lumbricals pedis?

What is the mnemonic that can be used to remember the actions of the dorsal interossei pedis and plantar interossei muscles respectively?

What does the word hallucis mean?

Which is an action of the flexor hallucis brevis?

Which are the attachments of the abductor digiti minimi pedis?

Which is an eccentric function of the flexor digitorum brevis?

What nerve innervates the extensor hallucis brevis?

Which is an eccentric function of the flexor digiti minimi pedis?

To what toes does the extensor digitorum brevis attach?

Which are the attachments of the flexor hallucis brevis?

Which are the attachments of the extensor hallucis brevis?

Basic Kinesiology Terminology

The Skeletal System

How Muscles Function

Muscles of the Shoulder Girdle Joints

Muscles of the Glenohumeral Joint

Muscles of the Elbow and Radioulnar Joints

Muscles of the Wrist Joint

Extrinsic Muscles of the Finger Joints

Intrinsic Muscles of the Finger Joints

Muscles of the Spinal Joints

Muscles of the Rib Cage Joints

Muscles of the Temporomandibular Joints

Muscles of Facial Expression

Muscles of the Hip Joint

Muscles of the Knee Joint

Muscles of the Ankle and Subtalar Joints

Extrinsic Muscles of the Toe Joints

Functional Groups of Muscles

Filters