Pedorthic Certificate Program |Advanced
Practice Exam 2026|2027 Questions and
Answers with Complete A+ Solutions 100%
Correct | Foot Pathologies, Orthotic
Design, Gait Mechanics
The sustenaculum tali supports the
A. Anterior tibial tendon
B. Talus
C. Anterior surface of the navicular
D. The subtalar joint - Correct Answer -b
The sinus tarsi is
A. A bone infection
B. The attachment point of the Achilles tendon
C. A space between the talus and the calcaneus
D. The space between the metatarsal bones - Correct Answer -c
Ligaments:
a. Connect bone to bone
b. Connect tendon to bone
,c. Connect muscle to bone
d. Connect muscle to tendon - Correct Answer -a
The wing and sling concept surrounding the metatarsal phalangeal joints and digits are
comprised of all structures except:
a) Capsular ligaments
b) Intermetatarsal ligaments
c) Tendonous expansion
d) Intrinsic and extrinsic muscle tendons - Correct Answer -b
The plantar ligaments of the foot include all except:
a. MPJ plantar capsular ligaments
b. Short plantar ligaments
c. Long plantar ligaments
d. Plantar fascia - Correct Answer -d
The deltoid ligament is fan shaped and is divided into 2 portions:
A. Superficial and deep
B. Lateral and posterior
C. Lateral and anterior
D. None of these - Correct Answer -a
,The deltoid ankle ligament is:
A. one ligament that attaches the fibula to the tibia
B. a complex of 3 ligaments
C. a complex of ligaments on the medial side of the ankle
D. the calcaneal fibular ligament - Correct Answer -c
The spring ligament attaches to two bones they are the
A. Talus and calcaneus
B. Calcaneus and cuboid
C. Navicular and calcaneus
D. Cuneiforms and cuboid - Correct Answer -c
Ligaments that cross both ankle (subcrural) and subtalar joints are:
A. Interosseous talocalcaneal and anterior inferior tibiofibular ligaments.
B. Three talocalcaneal ligaments and deltoid Ligament.
C. Interosseous talocalcaneal and deltoid Ligament.
D. Tibiocalcaneal (anterior and posterior) and calcaneofibular ligaments - Correct Answer -d
The plantar fascia extends from:
a. Plantar calcaneal tuberosities to the metatarsal condyles
b. Plantar calcaneal tuberosity to the metatarsal bases
c. Anterior surface of the calcaneus to metatarsal bases
d. Plantar calcaneal tuberosity to the three cuneiforms - Correct Answer -a
, The plantar fascia is:
a. A ligament
b. An aponeurosis
c. A muscle
d. Plantar fasciitis - Correct Answer -b
What is an aponeurosis?
A. the covering of muscle
B. a flat sheet like tendon
C. a neurovascular disease
D. a band of ligaments surrounding the ankle holding the tendons next to the bones - Correct
Answer -b
An UNTRUE statement about the plantar ligament is:
A. It is also called, "plantar fascia" and "plantar aponeurosis".
B. It is a component of the windlass analogy proposed by Hicks.
C. It provides a location for muscle attachment.
D. It is composed of only two bands. - Correct Answer -d
The following structure attaches muscle to bone
A. Ligament
Practice Exam 2026|2027 Questions and
Answers with Complete A+ Solutions 100%
Correct | Foot Pathologies, Orthotic
Design, Gait Mechanics
The sustenaculum tali supports the
A. Anterior tibial tendon
B. Talus
C. Anterior surface of the navicular
D. The subtalar joint - Correct Answer -b
The sinus tarsi is
A. A bone infection
B. The attachment point of the Achilles tendon
C. A space between the talus and the calcaneus
D. The space between the metatarsal bones - Correct Answer -c
Ligaments:
a. Connect bone to bone
b. Connect tendon to bone
,c. Connect muscle to bone
d. Connect muscle to tendon - Correct Answer -a
The wing and sling concept surrounding the metatarsal phalangeal joints and digits are
comprised of all structures except:
a) Capsular ligaments
b) Intermetatarsal ligaments
c) Tendonous expansion
d) Intrinsic and extrinsic muscle tendons - Correct Answer -b
The plantar ligaments of the foot include all except:
a. MPJ plantar capsular ligaments
b. Short plantar ligaments
c. Long plantar ligaments
d. Plantar fascia - Correct Answer -d
The deltoid ligament is fan shaped and is divided into 2 portions:
A. Superficial and deep
B. Lateral and posterior
C. Lateral and anterior
D. None of these - Correct Answer -a
,The deltoid ankle ligament is:
A. one ligament that attaches the fibula to the tibia
B. a complex of 3 ligaments
C. a complex of ligaments on the medial side of the ankle
D. the calcaneal fibular ligament - Correct Answer -c
The spring ligament attaches to two bones they are the
A. Talus and calcaneus
B. Calcaneus and cuboid
C. Navicular and calcaneus
D. Cuneiforms and cuboid - Correct Answer -c
Ligaments that cross both ankle (subcrural) and subtalar joints are:
A. Interosseous talocalcaneal and anterior inferior tibiofibular ligaments.
B. Three talocalcaneal ligaments and deltoid Ligament.
C. Interosseous talocalcaneal and deltoid Ligament.
D. Tibiocalcaneal (anterior and posterior) and calcaneofibular ligaments - Correct Answer -d
The plantar fascia extends from:
a. Plantar calcaneal tuberosities to the metatarsal condyles
b. Plantar calcaneal tuberosity to the metatarsal bases
c. Anterior surface of the calcaneus to metatarsal bases
d. Plantar calcaneal tuberosity to the three cuneiforms - Correct Answer -a
, The plantar fascia is:
a. A ligament
b. An aponeurosis
c. A muscle
d. Plantar fasciitis - Correct Answer -b
What is an aponeurosis?
A. the covering of muscle
B. a flat sheet like tendon
C. a neurovascular disease
D. a band of ligaments surrounding the ankle holding the tendons next to the bones - Correct
Answer -b
An UNTRUE statement about the plantar ligament is:
A. It is also called, "plantar fascia" and "plantar aponeurosis".
B. It is a component of the windlass analogy proposed by Hicks.
C. It provides a location for muscle attachment.
D. It is composed of only two bands. - Correct Answer -d
The following structure attaches muscle to bone
A. Ligament
