This document contains 10 multiple choice questions about bones and structures in the foot. It provides the answers and explanations for each question, covering topics like: - Identifying bones like the talus, calcaneus, and navicular - Muscles and ligaments that attach to specific bones - Articulating surfaces and relationships between bones - Functions of muscles in inverting and everting the foot

1. Questions
Foot Bones

2. The highlighted bone is called the
1 Navicular
2 Calcaneus
3 Talus
4 Cuboid
5 Lateral cuneiform
Question 1 – foot bones

3. The highlighted bone is called the
1 Navicular F
2 Calcaneus F
3 Talus F
4 Cuboid T
5 Lateral cuneiform F
This is the cuboid
Question 1 – foot bones

4. Inversion of the foot is effected by:
1 Tibialis anterior
2 Peroneus tertius
3 Tibialis posterior
4 Gastrocnemius
5 Peroneus longus
Question 2 - foot bones

5. Inversion of the foot is effected by:
1 Tibialis anterior T
2 Peroneus tertius F
3 Tibialis posterior T
4 Gastrocnemius F
5 Peroneus longus F
Peroneus tertius, longus and brevis are all evertors of the foot.
Gastrocnemius can neither invert nor evert the foot.
Question 2 - foot bones

6. The following structures attach to the highlighted
bone
1 Long plantar ligament
2 Flexor digitorum brevis
3 Plantaris
4 Peroneus brevis
5 Flexor hallucis longus
Question 3 - foot bones

7. The following structures attach to the highlighted
bone
1 Long plantar ligament T
2 Flexor digitorum brevis T
3 Plantaris T
4 Peroneus brevis F
5 Flexor hallucis longus F
This is the calcaneus.
The long plantar ligament is a long flat band that extends from the plantar
surface of the calcaneus and attaches to the cuboid and bases of metatarsals
2-5. The ligament stabilises the tarsal bones and maintains the longitudinal
arch of the foot.
Question 3 - foot bones

8. In the foot, the navicular articulates with:
1 talus
2 calcaneus
3 cuboid
4 the base of the first metatarsal
5 lateral cuneiform
Question 4 - foot bones

9. In the foot, the navicular articulates with:
1 talus T
2 calcaneus F
3 cuboid T
4 the base of the first metatarsal F
5 lateral cuneiform T
Question 4 - foot bones

10. Concerning the talus
1 it is the largest bone in the tarsus
2 it has no muscles or tendons inserted to it
3 it articulates with the navicular
4 it forms the roof of the sinus tarsi
5 it is the tarsal bone that most commonly
undergoes avascular necrosis
Question 5 - foot bones

11. Concerning the talus
1 it is the largest bone in the tarsus F
2 it has no muscles or tendons inserted to it T
3 it articulates with the navicular T
4 it forms the roof of the sinus tarsi T
5 it is the tarsal bone that most commonly
undergoes avascular necrosis
T
The calcaneus is the largest bone in the tarsus.
The sinus tarsi is a bony tunnel between the neck of the talus and the upper
surface of the calcaneus.
The lack of tendinous/muscular attachments is believed to be an important
factor in the talus’s particular susceptibility to avascular necrosis.
Question 5 - foot bones

12. With regard to the navicular
1 It articulates with the lateral cuneiform
2 It articulates with the medial cuneiform
3 Tibialis anterior is attached to it
4 Peroneus longus is attached to it
5 Tibialis posterior is attached to it
Question 6 - foot bones

13. With regard to the navicular
1 It articulates with the lateral cuneiform T
2 It articulates with the medial cuneiform T
3 Tibialis anterior is attached to it F
4 Peroneus longus is attached to it F
5 Tibialis posterior is attached to it T
Tibialis anterior and peroneus longus attach to the medial
cuneiform and the base of 1st
metatarsal.
Question 6 - foot bones

14. Concerning the metatarsal bones
1 the 2nd
metatarsal is normally the longest of the
metatarsals
2 the peroneus longus tendon is attached to the
base of the 5th
metatarsal
3 the tibialis anterior is attached to the 1st
metatarsal base
4 the 4th
and 5th
metatarsals contribute to the
lateral longitudinal plantar arch
5 the navicular articulates with the base of the 1st
metatarsal
Question 7 - foot bones

15. Concerning the metatarsal bones
1 the 2nd
metatarsal is normally the longest of the
metatarsals
T
2 the peroneus longus tendon is attached to the
base of the 5th
metatarsal
F
3 the tibialis anterior is attached to the 1st
metatarsal base
T
4 the 4th
and 5th
metatarsals contribute to the
lateral longitudinal plantar arch
T
5 the navicular articulates with the base of the 1st
metatarsal
F
Peroneus brevis, not longus, is attached to the base of the 5th
metatarsal.
The navicular is separated from the metatarsal bases by the three cuneiform
bones.
Question 7 - foot bones

16. Concerning the bones of the foot
1 the cuboid articulates with the bases of the 2nd
and 3rd
metatarsals
2 the calcaneus is common both to the medial and
lateral longitudinal plantar arches
3 the talus articulates with the calcaneus, navicular
and lateral cuneiform
4 the sustentaculum tali is a bony projection which
articulates with the talus
5 the undersurface of the cuboid is grooved by the
peroneus longus tendon
Question 8 - foot bones

17. Concerning the bones of the foot
1 the cuboid articulates with the bases of the 2nd
and 3rd
metatarsals
F
2 the calcaneus is common both to the medial and
lateral longitudinal plantar arches
T
3 the talus articulates with the calcaneus, navicular
and lateral cuneiform
F
4 the sustentaculum tali is a bony projection which
articulates with the talus
T
5 the undersurface of the cuboid is grooved by the
peroneus longus tendon
T
The cuboid articulates with the bases of the 4th
and 5th
metatarsals.
The talus articulates with the navicular and calcaneus but not with the lateral
cuneiform.
Question 8 - foot bones

18. Structures attached to the highlighted bone
include
1 plantar aponeurosis
2 tendo calcaneus
3 medial collateral ligament of ankle joint
4 lateral collateral ligament of ankle joint
5 peroneus brevis
Question 9 - foot bones

19. Structures attached to the highlighted bone
include
1 plantar aponeurosis T
2 tendo calcaneus T
3 medial collateral ligament of ankle joint T
4 lateral collateral ligament of ankle joint T
5 peroneus brevis F
This is the calcaneus viewed from the medial aspect.
The calcaneo-fibular band of the lateral collateral ligament is attached to the
lateral surface of the calcaneus.
Peroneus brevis is attached to the styloid process on the base of the 5th
metatarsal, not to the calcaneus.
Question 9 - foot bones

20. Concerning movements of the ankle and foot
1 tibialis anterior is a dorsiflexor of the ankle joint and invertor of the
foot
2 peroneus brevis is a plantar flexor of the ankle joint and invertor of
the foot
3 peroneus tertius is a dorsiflexor of the ankle joint and evertor of the
foot
4 tibialis posterior is a plantarflexor of the ankle joint and invertor of
the foot
5 soleus is a plantarflexor of the ankle joint and invertor of the foot
Question 10 - foot bones

21. Concerning movements of the ankle and foot
1 tibialis anterior is a dorsiflexor of the ankle joint and invertor of the
foot
T
2 peroneus brevis is a plantar flexor of the ankle joint and invertor of
the foot
F
3 peroneus tertius is a dorsiflexor of the ankle joint and evertor of the
foot
T
4 tibialis posterior is a plantarflexor of the ankle joint and invertor of
the foot
T
5 soleus is a plantarflexor of the ankle joint and invertor of the foot F
Peroneus brevis is indeed a weak plantarflexor of the ankle but it is an
evertor of the foot.
Soleus is a plantar flexor of the ankle joint; however it can neither evert nor
invert the foot.
Question 10 - foot bones