Foot and ankle bones and joints

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What are all the toes called?
Big toe= hallux, then 2nd-5th toe
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Name the tarsal bones
medial, intermediate and lateral cuneiform, navicular, cuboid, talus and calcaneum
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Name all the joints in the foot
Distal and proximal interphalangeal joints, matatarsalphalangeal joint
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What type of joint are the interphalangeal joints ?
synovial hinge joints
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What type of joint is the metatarsalphalangeal joint?
synovial condylar joint
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What type of joint is the tarsal joints?
synovial plane joint which allow limited gliding
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What type of joint is the intertarsal joints?
synovial plane joints which contribute to inversion and eversion
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What two bones articulate to form the subtalar joint?
inferior aspect of talus and superior aspect of calcaneus which assists with inversion and eversion
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What are the bones of the ankle?
talus, tibia, fibula
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What are the bones which articulate to form the talocrural joint?
talar dome, medial malleolus, lateral malleolus and tibial planford
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What type of joint is the talocrural joint?
synovial saddle which allows plantar and dorsi flexion, abduction/ adduction and some rotation
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What type of joint is the distal tibiofibular joint?
fibrous syndesmotic which allows limited movement
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Name the tarsal bones

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medial, intermediate and lateral cuneiform, navicular, cuboid, talus and calcaneum

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Name all the joints in the foot

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What type of joint are the interphalangeal joints ?

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What type of joint is the metatarsalphalangeal joint?

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