GUARANTEED PASS STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS 2026
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ the short plantar ligament is also known as the. Answer:
calcaneocuboid ligament
⩥ Dorsal. Answer: The top or upper area of the foot. Also, called the
dorsum
⩥ shank. Answer: firm stiff inflexible are of the shoe between the heel
breast and the ball that supports the plantar fascia
⩥ Plantar. Answer: The bottom area of the foot. Weight bearing surface.
⩥ Medial. Answer: The inside edge of the foot, the tibial side. Toward
the mid line of the body.
⩥ Lateral. Answer: The outer edge of the foot. The fibular side.
⩥ Proximal. Answer: Close to the body mass
,⩥ Distal. Answer: Away from the mass of the body
⩥ Midline. Answer: refers to the middle line
An imaginary line drawn down the center of the body, dividing it into
right and left halves.
⩥ Anterior. Answer: Located towards the front of the body
⩥ Posterior. Answer: Back of the body
⩥ Internal. Answer: Located within the body
⩥ Superior. Answer: Higher on the body, nearer to the head
⩥ inferior. Answer: away from the head
⩥ central. Answer: is located toward the center of the mass of the body
⩥ prone. Answer: lying face down
⩥ supine. Answer: lying on the back
,⩥ talus. Answer: ankle bone
⩥ calcaneus. Answer: heel bone
⩥ navicular. Answer: most medial bone of the mid foot. comes into
contact with all the other bones of the mid foot.
⩥ cuneiforms. Answer: 3 medial tarsal bones between navicular,
metatarsals and cuboid
⩥ mid foot. Answer: cuboid,cuneiforms,navicular
⩥ abduction. Answer: movement away from the midline of the body
⩥ accomodative. Answer: designed with the primary goal of conforming
to ones individual anatomy
⩥ adduction. Answer: movement toward the midline of the body
⩥ ambulation. Answer: the act of walking
⩥ amputation. Answer: partial or complete removal of a limb
, ⩥ AFO. Answer: ankle foot orthosis
⩥ ankle joint. Answer: talocrural joint, joint formed in the lower ends of
the two leg bones
⩥ ankylosis. Answer: immobility of a joint
⩥ apex. Answer: the thickest part of the flare, met bar or rocker sole
⩥ arch. Answer: structure of the foot, curved
⩥ latitudinal Arch. Answer: arch formed by the metatarsal bones
⩥ longitudinal Arch. Answer: curve of the hind and mid foot
⩥ atrophy. Answer: to waste away from lack of use
⩥ arthrodesis. Answer: binding or fusing of joint surfaces
⩥ balmoral. Answer: a boot or shoe that is laced in front