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BONES OF THE FOOT Flashcards

1
Q

What are the divisions of bones of the foot?

A

Tarsals, metatarsals and phalanges

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2
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How many tarsals are there?

A

7

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3
Q

How many metatarsals?

A

5

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4
Q

Why is the talus wider anteriorly than posteriorly?

A

To stabilise the knee joint

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5
Q

Which tarsal bone is the largest?

A

Calcaneous

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6
Q

Where does the calcaneous bone lie?

A

Beneath the talus

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7
Q

What doe the calcaneal tubercle do?

A

Serves as an attachment of the calcaneal tendon

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8
Q

Which tarsal bone protrudes posteriorly and makes up the heal?

A

Calcaneous

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9
Q

Boat shaped tarsal bone?

A

Navicular

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10
Q

Articulation of navicular posteriorly

A

Talus

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11
Q

Articulation of navicular anteriorly

A

Cueniforms

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12
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Articulation of navicular laterally

A

Cuboid

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13
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What does the Navicular tubercle do

A

Articulation of tibialis posterior

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14
Q

Tarsal bone positioned laterally

A

Cuboid

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15
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Articulation of cuboid posteriorly

A

Calcaneous

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16
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Articulation of cuboid anteriorly

A

Metatarsal 4 and 5

17
Q

Articulation of cuboid medially

A

Lateral cueniform and navicular

18
Q

What does the cuboid groove do?

A

Articulation of fibularis longus

19
Q

What are the 3 wedge shaped bones of the tarsals?

A

Cueniform(Medial, intermediate and lateral)

20
Q

Articulation of cueniform arteriorly?

A

Metatarsal 1 to 3

21
Q

Articulation of cueniform posteriorly?

A

Navicular

22
Q

Attachment of medial cueniform

A

Tibialis anterior, fibularis longus

23
Q

Attachment of lateral cueniform

A

Flexor hallucis brevis

24
Q

Bones between tarsals and phalanges

A

Metatarsals

25
Q

All phalanges has proximal, distal and middle phalanges except?

A

Ist toe(Great toe)

26
Q

What is the tarsal sinus?

A

Space beween the anterior ends of calcaneous and talus

27
Q

What forms the tarsal sinus

A

Calcaneal sulcus and sulcus tali

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