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Key Terms for Foot/Ankle

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Total cards: 19•Content version: v3•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

palpation

Back (Answer)

push

#2
Front (Question)

hallux or hallucis

Back (Answer)

another name for great toe

#3
Front (Question)

digitorium

Back (Answer)

2-5 phalanges

#4
Front (Question)

extensor

Back (Answer)

extension

#5
Front (Question)

flexor

Back (Answer)

flexion

#6
Front (Question)

longus

Back (Answer)

long

#7
Front (Question)

brevis

Back (Answer)

short

#8
Front (Question)

avulsion

Back (Answer)

action of pulling or tearing away

#9
Front (Question)

jones fx

Back (Answer)

when proximal 5th metatarsal pulls away caused by avulsion

#10
Front (Question)

sesamoid bone

Back (Answer)

bone encased in a tendon

#11
Front (Question)

process

Back (Answer)

bony point of bone where tendons attach

#12
Front (Question)

articulation

Back (Answer)

where 2 or more bones connect

#13
Front (Question)

crepitus

Back (Answer)

grinding of bones

#14
Front (Question)

mortise

Back (Answer)

another name for ankle joint

#15
Front (Question)

condyloid

Back (Answer)

hinge joint that can rotate

#16
Front (Question)

hinge

Back (Answer)

interphalangeal

#17
Front (Question)

saddle

Back (Answer)

makes a joint stronger but not very moveable, one joint wrapped around a bone

#18
Front (Question)

gliding

Back (Answer)

slide by each other

#19
Front (Question)

ball & socket

Back (Answer)

ankle joint