BONTRAGER's CHAPTER 6 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
How many phalanges are there in the foot? - ANSWER 14.
How many metatarsals are there in the foot? - Answer: 5
How many tarsals are in the foot? - Answer 7.
How many bones are in the foot and ankle? - ANSWER 26
What are the two differences between the foot's phalanges and the hand? -
ANSWER 1) Foot phalanges are smaller.
2) The foot has more limited joint movements than the hand.
Which foot tuberosity is palpable and frequently injured? - ANSWER
Tuberosity at the base of the fifth metatarsal.
Where are the sesamoid bones of the foot most usually found? - ANSWER The
plantar surface of the foot around the first metatarsophalangeal joint
What is the biggest and strongest tarsal bone? - Answer: Calcaneus
What is the name of the joint that exists between the talus and the calcane
us? - ANSWER: Subtalar or Talocalcaneal
,List the three distinct articular facets found in the subtalar or talocalcaneal joint.
- ANSWER 1) The posterior facet.
2) The anterior facet.
3) Middle facet.
What is the name for the little opening or space located in the centre of the
subtalar or talocalcaneal joint? - Answer: sinus tarsi or tarsal sinus.
Calcaneus – A typical location for bone spurs.
Talus - ANSWER 1) is an aspect of the ankle bone.
2) the superior tarsal bone.
3) The second largest tarsal bone.
Cuboid is a tarsal located anterior to the calcaneus and lateral to the lateral
cuneiform.
Navicular is located on the medial side of the foot, between the talus.
Lateral Cuneiform - ANSWER Articulates with the second, third, and fourth
metatarsals
Intermediate Cuneiform - ANSWER The smallest cuneiform
ANSWER 1) Medial Cuneiform is the largest cuneiform.
, 2) Articulates using the first metatarsal.
T/F. The cuboid articulates with the four bones of the foot. - The answer is true.
The calcaneus articulates with the tarsal and the.
A) Navicular
B) Cuboids
C) Medial cuneiform
D) Lateral Cuneiform - Answer: B) Cuboid.
List the two arches of the foot. - ANSWER 1) The longitudinal arch.
2) transverse arch.
Which three bones form the ankle joint? - ANSWER (1) Talus
2) Tibia.
3) Fibula.
The three ankle bones form a deep socket in which the talus fits. What is the
name for the socket? - ANSWER Ankle Mortise
The distal tibial joint surface, which forms the roof of the distal ankle joint, is
called the
A) Tibial plafond.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
How many phalanges are there in the foot? - ANSWER 14.
How many metatarsals are there in the foot? - Answer: 5
How many tarsals are in the foot? - Answer 7.
How many bones are in the foot and ankle? - ANSWER 26
What are the two differences between the foot's phalanges and the hand? -
ANSWER 1) Foot phalanges are smaller.
2) The foot has more limited joint movements than the hand.
Which foot tuberosity is palpable and frequently injured? - ANSWER
Tuberosity at the base of the fifth metatarsal.
Where are the sesamoid bones of the foot most usually found? - ANSWER The
plantar surface of the foot around the first metatarsophalangeal joint
What is the biggest and strongest tarsal bone? - Answer: Calcaneus
What is the name of the joint that exists between the talus and the calcane
us? - ANSWER: Subtalar or Talocalcaneal
,List the three distinct articular facets found in the subtalar or talocalcaneal joint.
- ANSWER 1) The posterior facet.
2) The anterior facet.
3) Middle facet.
What is the name for the little opening or space located in the centre of the
subtalar or talocalcaneal joint? - Answer: sinus tarsi or tarsal sinus.
Calcaneus – A typical location for bone spurs.
Talus - ANSWER 1) is an aspect of the ankle bone.
2) the superior tarsal bone.
3) The second largest tarsal bone.
Cuboid is a tarsal located anterior to the calcaneus and lateral to the lateral
cuneiform.
Navicular is located on the medial side of the foot, between the talus.
Lateral Cuneiform - ANSWER Articulates with the second, third, and fourth
metatarsals
Intermediate Cuneiform - ANSWER The smallest cuneiform
ANSWER 1) Medial Cuneiform is the largest cuneiform.
, 2) Articulates using the first metatarsal.
T/F. The cuboid articulates with the four bones of the foot. - The answer is true.
The calcaneus articulates with the tarsal and the.
A) Navicular
B) Cuboids
C) Medial cuneiform
D) Lateral Cuneiform - Answer: B) Cuboid.
List the two arches of the foot. - ANSWER 1) The longitudinal arch.
2) transverse arch.
Which three bones form the ankle joint? - ANSWER (1) Talus
2) Tibia.
3) Fibula.
The three ankle bones form a deep socket in which the talus fits. What is the
name for the socket? - ANSWER Ankle Mortise
The distal tibial joint surface, which forms the roof of the distal ankle joint, is
called the
A) Tibial plafond.
