Beginner Flexor Digitorum Longus Quiz

Q1. In which compartment of the leg is flexor digitorum longus located?

• Deep posterior compartment
• Lateral compartment
• Anterior compartment
• Superficial posterior compartment

Q2. Which toes are flexed by flexor digitorum longus?

• Great toe only
• First and second toes only
• Second through fifth toes
• All five toes through one common tendon

Q3. Where do the tendons of flexor digitorum longus insert?

• Bases of the distal phalanges of toes two through five
• Calcaneal tuberosity
• Heads of the metatarsals
• Bases of the proximal phalanges of toes two through five

Q4. Which nerve supplies flexor digitorum longus?

• Tibial nerve
• Femoral nerve
• Superficial fibular nerve
• Deep fibular nerve

Q5. Which ankle movement can flexor digitorum longus assist?

• Strong eversion only
• Plantarflexion
• Dorsiflexion
• Knee extension

Q6. From which bone does flexor digitorum longus primarily arise?

• Talus
• Tibia
• Fibula only
• Calcaneus

Q7. Which action does flexor digitorum longus perform at the distal interphalangeal joints of the lateral four toes?

• No movement
• Flexion
• Abduction
• Extension

Q8. How many terminal tendons does flexor digitorum longus form in the sole?

• Five
• Four
• One
• Two

Q9. Which artery is an important source of blood supply to flexor digitorum longus?

• Inferior gluteal artery
• Anterior tibial artery only
• Posterior tibial artery
• Dorsalis pedis artery only

Q10. Which description best fits flexor digitorum longus?

• A great toe extensor supplied by the deep fibular nerve
• An extensor of toes two through five that dorsiflexes the ankle
• A knee extensor supplied by the femoral nerve
• A flexor of toes two through five that assists plantarflexion