Foot Bones Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. An injury disrupts the transverse tarsal, or Chopart, joint. Which pair of articulations defines this joint complex?
Talonavicular and calcaneocuboid
Naviculocuneiform and intercuneiform
Tarsometatarsal and intermetatarsal
Tibiotalar and subtalar
2. The base of the second metatarsal is recessed among the cuneiforms and articulates chiefly with which one?
Medial cuneiform
Intermediate cuneiform
Lateral cuneiform
Navicular
3. Which bone lies between the talus posteriorly and the three cuneiform bones anteriorly?
Cuboid
Navicular
Calcaneus
First metatarsal
4. At the first metatarsophalangeal joint, the head of the first metatarsal articulates directly with which bone?
Distal phalanx of the great toe
Proximal phalanx of the great toe
Medial cuneiform
Navicular
5. How many bones are typically present in one adult human foot?
24
26
28
30
6. A fracture occurs at the base of the metatarsal along the outer border of the foot. Which metatarsal is most likely involved?
Third metatarsal
First metatarsal
Second metatarsal
Fifth metatarsal
7. Pain is localized beneath the head of the first metatarsal, where two small bones are commonly embedded in tendons. What are these bones called?
Hallucal sesamoids
Accessory navicular bones
Distal phalanges
Cuneiform ossicles
8. In anatomical numbering, how are the metatarsals counted?
From the little-toe side toward the great-toe side
From the ankle toward the toes
From the great-toe side toward the little-toe side
From the longest metatarsal to the shortest
9. During heel strike, which bone forms the main bony foundation of the heel contacting the ground?
Calcaneus
Cuboid
Navicular
Talus
10. A Lisfranc injury primarily affects the joints between which groups of bones?
Proximal and distal toe phalanges
Metatarsal heads and proximal phalanges
Talus and lower-leg bones
Tarsal bones and metatarsal bases
11. Which is the largest tarsal bone?
Talus
Navicular
Cuboid
Calcaneus
12. A clinician palpates a tarsal bone on the lateral side of the midfoot, anterior to the calcaneus. Which bone is being examined?
Medial cuneiform
Navicular
Cuboid
Talus
13. Which bony surface fits within the ankle mortise formed by the distal tibia and fibula?
Posterior calcaneal tuberosity
Head of the first metatarsal
Tuberosity of the navicular
Trochlea of the talus
14. Which foot bone articulates directly with the tibia at the ankle joint?
Talus
Navicular
Calcaneus
Cuboid
15. How many phalanges does the great toe normally contain?
Four
Three
Two
One
16. Which pair of bones forms the hindfoot?
Navicular and cuboid
Talus and navicular
Talus and calcaneus
Calcaneus and cuboid