Chapter 6 Flashcards
How are toes numbered?
Large toe is #1
Pinky toe is #5
How many bones are in each toe?
Large toe - 2
Rest of the toes - 3
How many phalanges in each foot?
14
How many metatarsal bones are in the foot?
5
What is at the base of the 5th metatarsal?
Tuberosity - often times there are fractures
How many tarsals of the foot?
7
What is the heel of the foot called?
Calcaneous or Os Calsis
What does the calcaneus articulate with?
Anteriorly - Cuboid
Superiorly - Talus
What is the largest tarsal bone?
Calcaneus
What is the 2nd largest tarsal bone?
Talus
Where is the Talus located?
Between the lower leg and the calcaneus
Where is the Navicular located?
Medial side of the foot, between the talus and the 3 cuneiforms
How many Cuneiforms are in the foot?
3 - medial, intermediate, and lateral
Where is the Cuboid located?
Lateral aspect of the foot
What does the Talus articulate with?
Superiorly - Tibia & Fibula
Inferiorly - Calcaneus
Anteriorly - Navicular
What does the Navicular articulate with?
Posteriorly - Talus
Laterally - Cuboid
Anteriorly - 3 Cuneiforms
What does the Medial Cuneiform articulate with?
Proximal - Navicular
Distal - 1st and 2nd metatarsals
Lateral - intermediate cuneiform
What does the Intermediate Cuneiform articuate with?
Proximal - Navicular
Distal - second metatarsal
Lateral/Medial cuneiforms
What does the Lateral Cuneiform articulate with?
Proximal - Navicular
Distal - 2nd, 3rd, 4th metatarsals
Medial - intermediate cuneiform
Lateral - cuboid
What does the Cuboid articulate with?
Proximal - Calcaneus
Lateral cuneiform
Medial - navicular
Distal - 4th and 5th metatarsals
What forms the ankle joint?
Tibia
Fibula
Talus
What is the medial malleous?
Elongated process of the tibia which extends down alongside the medial talus
What is the lateral malleous?
Distal end of the fibula