Anatomy of the Foot
Across
- 3. The medical term for flatfoot.
- 6. Muscle in the first layer that abducts the fifth toe.
- 8. Muscles in the fourth layer that abduct the second to fourth toes.
- 9. Muscle in the first layer that abducts and flexes the great toe.
- 10. Dense connective tissue supporting the sole and maintaining the arches.
- 15. Muscle in the deep posterior leg that flexes the great toe.
- 19. Muscle in the third layer with transverse and oblique heads that adduct the great toe.
- 20. Fibrous bands that hold tendons close to bones in the foot.
- 21. Artery located on the dorsum of the foot, a key site for pulse palpation.
- 22. Muscles that flex the metatarsophalangeal joints and extend the interphalangeal joints.
- 23. Assists flexor digitorum longus in toe flexion.
- 24. Nerve supplying the dorsum of the foot muscles.
- 26. Tendon that supports the medial longitudinal arch and helps with foot inversion.
Down
- 1. Muscle in the first layer that flexes the lateral four toes at the proximal joints.
- 2. Nerve supplying cutaneous sensation to the dorsum of the foot.
- 4. Dorsal muscle that aids in extending the great toe.
- 5. Muscle with a tendon that maintains the transverse arch.
- 7. Muscle that stabilizes the transverse arch by its tendon.
- 11. Muscle in the third layer that flexes the metatarsophalangeal joint of the great toe.
- 12. Muscle in the third layer that flexes the metatarsophalangeal joint of the fifth toe.
- 13. Medial projection of the calcaneus that supports the talus.
- 14. Tendon stabilizing the lateral longitudinal arch of the foot.
- 16. Branch of dorsalis pedis forming a vascular loop on the dorsum.
- 17. Muscle that flexes the great toe and aids in plantarflexion.
- 18. Cutaneous nerve supplying the posterior lateral side of the foot.
- 25. The medical term for clawfoot.