Anatomy - Foot Flashcards
26 bones of the foot
- Tarsal (7 bones)
i. Calcaneum
ii. Talus
iii. Navicular
iv. Cuboid
v. Cuneiform (middle, intermediate, lateral) - Metatarsal (5 bones)
(first to fifth) - Phalanges (14 bones)
(proximal, middle, distal)
*except first phalanges, has no intermediate
Tibialis anterior insertion?
Base of first metatarsal (plantar aspect)
Extensor hallucis longus insertion?
Base of first distal phalange toe
Extensor hallucis brevis insertion?
Base of first proximal phalange toe
Extensor digitorum longus insertion?
Base of proximal and middle phalanx of 2nd to 5th toes
Extensor digitorum brevis insertion?
Anterior surface of calcaneal body
Peroneus brevis and tertius insertion?
Base of fifth metatarsals (Dorsal aspect)
Flexor hallucis longus insertion?
Base of distal phalange of first toe
Flexor hallucis brevis insertion?
Base of proximal phalange of first toe
Flexor digitorum longus insertion?
Base of distal phalanx of 2nd to 5th toes
Flexor digitorum brevis insertion?
Body of middle phalanx of 2nd to 5th toes
Layers of the sole of the foot?
- Skin
- Deep fascia (plantar aponeurosis)
- Muscles of the foot
(4 layers)
First muscular layer of foot?
- Abductor hallucis
- Flexor digitorum brevis
- Abductor digiti minimi
Second muscular layer of sole foot?
- Quadratus plantae
- Lumbricals
- Flexor digitorum longus
- Flexor hallucis longus
Third muscular layer of sole foot?
- Flexor hallucis brevis
- Adductor hallucis
- Flexor digiti minimi