Cuneiform (anatomy)

Cuneiform (anatomy)
Bone: Cuneiform (anatomy)
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Bones of the right foot. Dorsal surface.
Gray's subject #63 270

There are three cuneiform bones in the human foot:

  • the medial cuneiform
  • the intermediate cuneiform also known as the middle
  • the lateral cuneiform

They are located between the navicular bone and the first, second and third metatarsal bones and are medial to the cuboid bone.

Additional images

  • Bones of the right foot. Plantar Surface. Image:Gray290.png|Skeleton of foot. Medial aspect.

  • Skeleton of foot. Lateral aspect.

  • Oblique section of left intertarsal and tarsometatarsal articulations, showing the synovial cavities.

  • Bones of foot

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Axial
vertebrae (cervical, thoracic, lumbar) · sacrum · coccyx
Thoracic skeleton
sternum · rib
Facial bones
nasal · maxilla · lacrimal · zygomatic · palatine · inferior nasal conchae · vomer · mandible · THROAT: hyoid (greater cornu, lesser cornu, body)
Appendicular
SHOULDER GIRDLE:clavicle · scapula · ARM: humerus · ulna · radius- HAND:carpals (scaphoid · lunate bone · triquetral · pisiform · trapezium · trapezoid · capitate · hamate) · metacarpals · phalanges (prox, int, dist)
Lower
PELVIS:pelvis (ilium, ischium, pubis) · LEG: femur · patella · fibula · tibia · FOOT: tarsals (calcaneus, talus, navicular, cuneiform, cuboid ) · metatarsals · phalanges (prox, int, dist)

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