Anatomy of the Foot

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