Foot & Ankle Structure 1
Which tarsal bone is known as the "heel bone"
What is the calcaneus?
What is the medical term for the big toe?
What is the hallux?
Which two bones make up the hindfoot?
What are the talus and calcaneus?
What bones make up the forefoot?
What are the metatarsals and phalanges?
What joint forms between the tibia, fibula, and talus?
What is the talocrural joint?
What bones make up the Midfoot (general, not specific)?
Tarsals Bones
The foot bones are part of what Skeleton? (Think the whole skeletal system)
Appendicular Skeleton
Which long bone of the lower leg is weight-bearing?
What is the tibia?
What is an alternative name of the joint that is formed by the articulation of the tibia, fibula, and talus?
"Ankle Mortise"
Which bone is known as the "keystone of the arch"?
What is the navicular?
What are the three sections of the phalanges in toes 2-5?
What are the distal, intermediate, and proximal phalanx?
Name the bones that make up the midfoot (specific, not general).
What are the cuneiforms, navicular, and cuboid?
What are the three big groups of bones in the foot?
What are the tarsals, metatarsals, and phalanges?
Which long bone of the lower leg is NON weight-bearing?
Fibula
What are the three sections the foot is separated into?
Hindfoot, Midfoot, Forefoot
Which bones in the foot are considered LONG Bones?
Metatarsals
What are the names of the three cuneiform bones?
What are the medial, intermediate, and lateral cuneiforms?
How are the metatarsals and phalanges numbered?
What is medial-to-lateral (1 to 5) or lateral-to-medial (5 to 1)?
Why is the navicular considered the "keystone of the arch"?
What is it supports the medial longitudinal arch?
Which bone is functionally similar to the thumb and why?
The Hallux; it is similar to the thumb because it only has two phalanx (Distal & Proximal)
How many total bones are in the foot & ankle?
What is 26?
List all the tarsal bones
Talus, calcaneus, navicular, cuboid, cuneiforms (middle, intermediate, lateral)