The Musculoskeletal System
Lesson 2: Diseases and Disorders of the Feet
Exercises: Lesson 2
EXERCISES, LESSON 2
INSTRUCTIONS. Complete the following exercises by writing the word or term that properly completes the incomplete statement or by writing the answer in the space provided at the end of the exercise.
After you have completed all the exercises, turn to the "Solution to Exercise" at the end of the lesson and check your answers.
1. The plantar surface of the heel is the ________________________________.
2. The calcaneus bone is the ________________________________.
3. A bony growth from the plantar surface of the calcaneus is___________________
syndrome.
4. Calcaneal fat pad displacement can be caused by ______________________ or
______________________ of the rear area of the foot.
5. Treat calcaneal fat pad displacement by inserting heel cushions in the shoe to
__________________________________________________________ .
6. Another name for bursitis of the heel is _______________________________.
7. Sever's disease is pain which occurs at _________________________________.
8. What is the cause of retrocalcaneal space pain?
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________.
9. List two examples of metatarsalgia disorders.
a. ________________________________________________________.
b. ________________________________________________________.
10. Arthritis, a disease that attacks joints, can cause _________________ and/or
____________________________.
11. List four signs/symptoms of arthritis of the feet.
a. _____________________________________________.
b. _____________________________________________.
c. _____________________________________________.
d. _____________________________________________.
12. List three treatments for flat feet.
a. _______________________________.
b. _______________________________.
c. _______________________________.
13. Heloma durum, another name for _________________________ is a localized
overgrowth of skin with a central core.
14. Heloma molle, also known as __________________________ is a localized
overgrowth between the fourth and fifth toe.
15. A nail curving inward with no free spaces at the margins (nail edges) is called
__________________________________.
16. Common benign skin tumors caused by a virus are called ___________________.
17. A bunion causing severe outward turning of the big toe toward the other toes of
the foot is a description of __________________________________.
18. What is a march fracture? ____________________________________________.
19. A person born with flat feet may be better suited to marching than someone born
with ____________________________________.
20. Warts on the hands and feet have many of the same characteristics, but a
________________________________ wart is located on the feet.
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