Bony Leg, Ankle, and Foot Landmarks

Question 1

Curve of bottom of foot

Answer 1

medial longitudinal arch of the foot

Question 2

Abnormally high arch of foot

Answer 2

pes cavus

Question 3

Absent arch of foot

Answer 3

pes planus

Question 4

Anterior bone of the leg

Answer 4

tibia

Question 5

Anterior border of the tibia

Answer 5

crest

Question 6

Flat medial surface off of the tibial crest

Answer 6

tibial shaft

Question 7

The tibia is ______________ along its crest and medial surface and is easily palpable.

Answer 7

subcutaneous

Question 8

Distal medial protuberance of the tibia

Answer 8

medial malleolus

Question 9

Lateral bone of the leg

Answer 9

fibula

Question 10

Distal lateral protuberance of the fibula

Answer 10

lateral malleolus

Question 11

True or False?: The lateral malleolus extends farther distally than the medial mallelous

Answer 11

True

Question 12

Bones of the foot that are analogous to the carpal bones of the wrist

Answer 12

tarsal bones

Question 13

Heel

Answer 13

calcaneus

Question 14

Bulge of the calcaneus

Answer 14

dome of calcaneus

Question 15

Large broad prominence on the medial plantar side of the calcaneus

Answer 15

medial tubercle (process)

Question 16

Small prominence on the lateral plantar side of the calcaneus

Answer 16

lateral tubercle (process)

Question 17

Posterior bulge of the calcaneus

Answer 17

calcaneal tuberosity

Question 18

Medial support of the talus

Answer 18

sustentaculum tali

Question 19

A bulge just inferior and slightly anterior to the lateral malleolus (this prominence separates the tendons of the peroneus longus and brevis)

Answer 19

peroneal tubercle

Question 20

Depression directly anterior to the lateral malleolus

Answer 20

sinus tarsi

Question 21

Superior aspect of the calcaneus, approximately 2/3 of the way from the lateral malleolus to the base of the 5th metatarsal

Answer 21

calcaneo-cuboid joint

Question 22

Rests superior to the calcaneus and between the two malleoli

Answer 22

talus

Question 23

A small bulge just inferior and slightly posterior to the medial malleolus

Answer 23

medial tubercle of the talus

Question 24

A prominence approximately halfway between the anterior tip of the medial malleolus and the navicular bone

Answer 24

head of the talus

Question 25

Deep and medial into the sinus tarsi

Answer 25

neck of the talus

Question 26

With the foot inverted, and palpating in the sinus tarsi, plantar flex the foot and you may feel the ______

Answer 26

dome of the talus

Question 27

Anterior medial surface of the lateral malleolus, between the tibia and the fibula

Answer 27

inferior tibiofibular joint or distal tibiofibular syndesmosis

Question 28

A bony prominence distal and inferior to the talus, on the medial side of the foot

Answer 28

navicular tuberosity

Question 29

Bone just distal to the head of the talus

Answer 29

navicular bone

Question 30

Distal from the navicular tuberosity, just distal to the navicular and articulates with the navicular bone and the bast of the 1st metatarsal

Answer 30

1st (media) cuneiform

Question 31

At the distal end of the 1st cuneiform bone,, formed by the 1st cuneiform bone and the bast of the 1st metatarsal

Answer 31

1st metatarsocuneiform joint

Question 32

Just lateral to the 1st cuneiform bone, articulates with the navicular bone and the bast of the 2nd metatarsal

Answer 32

2nd (intermediate) cuneiform

Question 33

Just lateral to the 2nd cuneiform bone, articulates with the navicular bone and the bast of the 3rd metatarsal

Answer 33

3rd (lateral) cuneiform

Question 34

Slightly distal and lateral from the sinus tarsi

Answer 34

cuboid bone

Question 35

A small prominence distal and inferior to the lateral malleolus

Answer 35

cuboid tubercle

Question 36

Immediately inferior to the cuboid tubercle

Answer 36

cuboid sulcus, or groove

Question 37

Each of the five metatarsals has a _____, ______, and ________.

Answer 37

base, shaft, and head

Question 38

Distal to the 1st metatarsocuneiform joint

Answer 38

base of the 1st metatarsal

Question 39

highest point on the dorsum of the foot

Answer 39

Base of the first metatarsal

Question 40

Next small prominence laterally and about one half inch proximal to first metatarsal

Answer 40

base of the 2nd metatarsal

Question 41

Small prominence lateral in a straight horizontal line from the base of the 2nd metatarsal

Answer 41

base of the 3rd metatarsal

Question 42

A small prominence lateral in a straight horizontal line from the bast of the 3rd metatarsal

Answer 42

base of the 4th metatarsal

Question 43

Large bony prominence on the lateral side of the foot from the base of the 4th metatarsal

Answer 43

tuberosity of the base of the 5th metatarsal (styloid process of the 5th metatarsal)

Question 44

Can be palpated at the head of each metatarsal, joints between the head of each metatarsal and the bast of each proximal pahalnx

Answer 44

metatarsophalangeal (m-p) joints

Question 45

Largest metatarsophalangeal joint

Answer 45

1st

Question 46

Most medial toe

Answer 46

great toe, 1st toe

Question 47

Four toes lateral to the great toe

Answer 47

lesser toes

Question 48

Each of the lesser toes is composed of three phalanges:________, _________, and __________

Answer 48

proximal, intermediate, and distal

Question 49

The great toe is composed of two phalanges: ______ and ________

Answer 49

proximal and distal

Question 50

Each phalanx is composed of: _______, _______, and _______

Answer 50

base, shaft and head

Question 51

Joint following the base, shaft, and head of the proximal phalanx

Answer 51

proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint

Question 52

Joint that follows the bast, shaft, and head of the intermediate phalanx

Answer 52

distal interphalangeal (DIP) joint

Question 53

Since the great toe has only a proximal and distal phalanx, it has only an _____________ joint.

Answer 53

interphalangeal (IP) joint