PCOM: Anatomy 1, week 11, Ankle and Foot
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 three parts of foot | rear foot, mid foot, forefoot |
| rear foot | talus and calcaneus |
| mid foot | navicular, cuboid, and cuneiforms |
| fore foot | metatarsals and phalanges |
| tarsus | the seven bones of the rear and mid foot |
| articulations of the tarsus | tibia an fibula superiorly - ankle mortice; calcaneus inferiorly - subtalar joint |
| arches of the foot | lateral longitudinal, medial longitudinal, transverse |
| lateral longitudinal arch | cuboid is the keystone |
| medial longitudinal arch | talus is the keystone |
| transverse arch | runs obliquely from one side of the foot to the other at the distal tarsals and metatarsals |
| pronation of the foot | combined motion of eversion, abduction and dorsiflexion |
| supination of the foot | combined motion of inversion, adduction and plantar flexion |
| lateral ligaments of the ankle | anterior talo Fibular, posterior talo fibular, calcaneofibular |
| medial ankle ligaments | deltoid or medial collateral ligament |
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