Arches of foot

Question 1

What are the arches of the foot?

Answer 1

Medial longitudinal arch

Lateral longitudinal arch

Anterior transervse arch

Question 2

Which is higher - the medial longitudinal arch or the lateral longitudinal arch?

Answer 2

Medial longitudinal arch

Question 3

What forms the medial longitudinal arch?

Answer 3

Calcaneus
Talus
Navicular
3 cuneiforms
First 3 metatarsals

Question 4

Which muscles support the medial longitudinal arch?

Answer 4

Deep posterior leg muscles - tibialis posterior, flexor hallucis longus, flexor digitorum longus

Tibialis anterior

Fibularis longus

Question 5

What else supports the medial longitudinal arch?

Answer 5

Plantar aponeurosis

Plantar ligaments

Shape of bones that form arch