Bones Flashcards
proximal row of tarsal bones
calcaneus and talus
for these bones, the plantar surface is also called the distal surface
each of the tarsal bones is a …
short, irregular bone
found between the proximal and distal row
navicular
the width of the calcaneus is about the same as the height, both are about ______ of its length
50%
the dorsal surface of the calcaneus is _______ from front to back and is ___ from side to side.
concave; convex
the anterior third of the calcaneus contains what two facets?
anterior and middle - they articulate with the talus
what facet on the calcaneus is supported by the sustentaculum tali?
middle facet
deep depression on the anterior part of the dorsal surface of the calcaneus located between the middle and posterior facet
calcaneal sulcus - the calcaneal sulcus combinew with a deep groove on the plantar surface of the talus to form the tarsal sinus and tarsal canal
the tarsal canal lies _____ to tarsal sinus
medial - tarsal canal is directed anterolaterally and it is continuous with tarsal sinus
what lies within the tarsal canal?
talocalcaneal ligament
the tarsal sinus lies at the _________ end of the tarsal canal
lateral
name all the structures attached to the tarsal sinus (7)
extensor digitorum brevis inferior extensor retinaculum inferior peroneal retinaculum cervical ligament bifurcate ligament dorsal calcaenocuboid ligamnet lateral calcenocuboid ligament ( sometimes absent)
largest facet on the dorsal surface of calcaneus
posterior articular facet
what is the shape of the posterior articular facet of the calcaneus?
oval shaped
what two ligaments attach at the posterior third of the dorsal surface of calcaneus?
posterior talocalcaneal fibulocalcaneal
the plantar surface of the calcaneus is _______ side to side and wider _____ than ______ making it somewhat triangular in shape.
convex ; posteriorly than anteriorly
posterior limit of plantar surface of calcaneus
calcaneal tuberosity
describe the calcaneal tuberosity
– depressed in the middle and prolonged into a lateral and a medial process on each side – lateral process small but very prominent – medial processs (posteromedial tubercle) is broader and larger than the lateral process
what structures attach to the lateral process (posterolateral tubercle) of calcaneus (4)?
abductor digiti quinti
lateral head of quadratus plantae
long plantar ligament
plantar aponeurosis
what structures attach to the medial process (posteromedial tubercle) of the calcaneus (7)?
abductor hallucis medial head of quadratus plantae long plantar ligament - plantar aponeurosis flexor retinaculum flexor digitorum brevis abductor digiti quinti
what structures have attachment to the depression between the medial and lateral processes of the calcaneal tuberosity?
long plantar ligament and abductor digit quiniti
where is the anterior tubercle of the calcaneus?
near the anterior border of the plantar surface of the calcaneus there is a tubercle for the plantar calcaneocuboid ligament (short plantar ligament)
what shape is the facet on the anterior surface of the calcaneus that articulates with the cuboid? what attaches to its medial margin?
Triangular, the facet is convex transversely and concave vertically therefore it appears saddle-shaped Plantar calcaneonavicular (spring) ligament attaches to the medial margin
the ______ area of the posterior surface of the calcaneus is smooth.
superior
- covered by a bursa that lies deep to the tendo calcaneus - the inferior and middle are are roughened