BONES OF THE FOOT Flashcards
(27 cards)
What are the divisions of bones of the foot?
Tarsals, metatarsals and phalanges
How many tarsals are there?
7
How many metatarsals?
5
Why is the talus wider anteriorly than posteriorly?
To stabilise the knee joint
Which tarsal bone is the largest?
Calcaneous
Where does the calcaneous bone lie?
Beneath the talus
What doe the calcaneal tubercle do?
Serves as an attachment of the calcaneal tendon
Which tarsal bone protrudes posteriorly and makes up the heal?
Calcaneous
Boat shaped tarsal bone?
Navicular
Articulation of navicular posteriorly
Talus
Articulation of navicular anteriorly
Cueniforms
Articulation of navicular laterally
Cuboid
What does the Navicular tubercle do
Articulation of tibialis posterior
Tarsal bone positioned laterally
Cuboid
Articulation of cuboid posteriorly
Calcaneous
Articulation of cuboid anteriorly
Metatarsal 4 and 5
Articulation of cuboid medially
Lateral cueniform and navicular
What does the cuboid groove do?
Articulation of fibularis longus
What are the 3 wedge shaped bones of the tarsals?
Cueniform(Medial, intermediate and lateral)
Articulation of cueniform arteriorly?
Metatarsal 1 to 3
Articulation of cueniform posteriorly?
Navicular
Attachment of medial cueniform
Tibialis anterior, fibularis longus
Attachment of lateral cueniform
Flexor hallucis brevis
Bones between tarsals and phalanges
Metatarsals
