Foot/Ankle Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
How many bones are in the foot? | 26 |
How many phalanges are in the foot? | 14 |
How many metatarsals are in the foot? | 5 |
How many tarsal are in the ankle? | 7 |
Which bones are found in the forefoot? | Metatarsals, toes (phalanges) |
Which bones are found in the midfoot? | Cuneiforms, Cuboid, Navicular |
Which bones are found in the hindfoot? | Talus, Calcaneus |
What term describes the superior surface of the foot? | Dorsum, Dorsal |
What term describes the inferior or posterior surface of the foot? | Plantar |
Which metatarsal is the shortest and thickest? | The first one. |
Which bone is the largest and strongest tarsal bone? | Calcaneus (os calsis) |
Name the seven tarsals. | Calcaneus, Cuboid, Navicular, Talus, Medial/Intermediate/Lateral cuneiform |
Sinus tarsi | (blank) |
Which bones occupies the most superior position of the foot? | Talus |
Which cuneiform is the largest? | Medial cuneiform |
Which cuneiform is the smallest? | Intermediate cuneiform |
Where are the sesamoid bones located? | Beneath the head of the first metatarsal. |
Where does the most common site of fracture occur on the foot? | At the sesamoid bones |
What joint is located between the distal and middle phalanges? | Distal Interphalangeal (DIP) joint |
What joint is located between the base of the proximal phalanx and head of the metatarsal bone? | Proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint |
The great toe has what type of joint in it? | Interphalangeal joint |
What type of joint is the metatarsophalangeal joint? | Ellipsoidal |
What type of joint is the cuneocuboid joint? | Gliding |
What type of joint is the talocalcaneonavicular joint? | Ball and socket |
What type of joint is the talofibular joint? | Hinge |
What type of joint is the proximal tibiofibular? | Gliding |
What type of joint is the interphalangeal joint? | Hinge |
What type of movement do the interphalangeal joints permit? | Flexion and extension |
Which metatarsal has a tuberosity that is prominent at its base? | The fifth metatarsal |
Which tarsal bone is lateral from the cuneiforms? | Cuboid |
Which tarsal bone forms part of the ankle joint? | Talus |
MTP is an abbreviation for what? | Metatarsophalangeal |
What other projection term refers to the AP projection? | Dorsoplantar |
What two CR angulations can be used to perform AP and AP axial projections? | Perpendicular and 10 degrees posteriorly (toward the heel) |
To what point of the foot should the central ray be directed toward for the lateral projection? | To the base of the third metatarsal |
The plantodorsal projection is associated with what type of projection? | Axial |
At what level of the foot should the CR enter for the axial (plantodorsal) projection? | The base of the third metatarsal |
Which projection of the calcaneus --axial or lateral--best demonstrates the sinus tarsi? | Lateral |
Why is dorsiflexion of the foot required for the lateral (mediolateral) projection? | To prevent lateral rotation of the ankle. |
For the lateral mediolateral projection, where should the CR be directed? | Perpendicularly |
The ankle joint is located where? | Between the medial malleolus and talus |
What long bone articulates with the talus to form the ankle joint? | Tibia |
What is the name of the distal end of the tibia that is palpable on the medial ankle? | Medial malleolus |
What is the second name for the talas? | Astragalus |
The talas is also known as what? | Ankle bone |
What is another name for calcaneus? | Os Calcis |
The calcaneus is also known as what? | Heel bone |
What is another name for navicular? | Tarsal scaphoid |
What are two other names for the first toe? | Great toe, Hallux |
What class are the tarsal bones in? | Short bones |
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