Bones Of The Feet

Question 1

How many bones are in the human foot?

Answer 1

There are 26 bones in the human foot.

Question 2

True or False: The foot is divided into three main sections.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

What are the three main sections of the foot?

Answer 3

The hindfoot, midfoot, and forefoot.

Question 4

Fill in the blank: The ________ consists of the heel bone and the ankle bones.

Answer 4

hindfoot

Question 5

What is the largest bone in the foot?

Answer 5

The calcaneus (heel bone).

Question 6

Which bones make up the midfoot?

Answer 6

The navicular, cuboid, and three cuneiform bones.

Question 7

Multiple choice: Which of the following is NOT a tarsal bone? a) Talus b) Navicular c) Phalanx

Answer 7

c) Phalanx

Question 8

True or False: The phalanges are the bones of the toes.

Answer 8

True

Question 9

How many phalanges are in each toe?

Answer 9

Each toe has three phalanges, except for the big toe, which has two.

Question 10

What is the function of the metatarsal bones?

Answer 10

They support the weight of the body and allow movement of the toes.

Question 11

Fill in the blank: The five ________ bones are located between the tarsal bones and the phalanges.

Answer 11

metatarsal

Question 12

Multiple choice: Which bone is also known as the ankle bone? a) Talus b) Calcaneus c) Navicular

Answer 12

a) Talus

Question 13

What is the total number of tarsal bones in the foot?

Answer 13

There are seven tarsal bones.

Question 14

True or False: The cuboid bone is located in the hindfoot.

Answer 14

False

Question 15

What role do the ligaments play in the foot?

Answer 15

They connect bones to each other and provide stability.

Question 16

Fill in the blank: The ________ is the second largest tarsal bone.

Answer 16

talus

Question 17

Multiple choice: Which of the following bones are part of the forefoot? a) Calcaneus b) Cuneiform c) 2 Sesamoid

Answer 17

c) Sesamoid

Question 18

How many cuneiform bones are there?

Answer 18

There are three cuneiform bones.

Question 19

True or False: The foot has a total of 14 phalanges.

Answer 19

True

Question 20

What is the primary function of the foot bones?

Answer 20

To support weight and allow for movement.

Question 21

Fill in the blank: The ________ is the bone that forms the heel.

Answer 21

calcaneus

Question 22

Multiple choice: Which bone is found at the base of the big toe? a) Proximal phalanx b) Distal phalanx c) Middle phalanx

Answer 22

a) Proximal phalanx

Question 23

What connects the foot bones to the muscles?

Answer 23

Tendons

Question 24

True or False: The foot has more bones than the hand.

Answer 24

False

Question 25

What is the anatomical term for the bones in the toes?

Answer 25

Phalanges

Question 26

What is the bony landmark that is located in the lateral proximal end of the fifth metatarsal?

Answer 26

Tuberosity

Question 27

What is the bony landmark known as the ankle bone

Answer 27

Malleoli

Question 28

The malleoli is the end of what two leg bones?

Answer 28

The tibia and fibula

Question 29

What are the bones of the forefoot?

Answer 29

14 phalanges
5 metatarsals
2 sesamoids

Question 30

What are the bones of the midfoot?

Answer 30

5 Tarsal bones
Navicular
Cuboid
Medial Cuniform
Intermediate Cuniform
Lateral Cuniform

Question 31

What are the bones of the hindfoot?

Answer 31

Talus bone
Calcaneus bone

Question 32

What is the difference between claw toe and hammertoe?

Answer 32

Claw toe involves all of the joints with the toes curled down.
Hammer toe usually only involves the proximal joint of the toe

Question 33

What muscles are in the anterior compartment of the lower leg

Answer 33

Tibialis anterior
Extensor hallucis longus
Extensor digitorum longus
Fibularis tertius

Question 34

What muscles are in the lateral compartment of the lower leg?

Answer 34

Fibularis longus
Fibularis brevis

Question 35

What muscles make up the posterior compartment of the lower leg

Answer 35

Gastrocnemius
Soleus
Plantaris
Flexor hallucis longus
Flexor digitorum longus
Tibialis posterior