Cuneiform bones
| Cuneiform bones; Cuneiform | |
|---|---|
Red=medial; yellow=intermediate; green=lateral | |
Cuneiform bones of the left foot | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | os cuneiformis pl. ossa cuneiformia |
| FMA | 24517 |
| Anatomical terms of bone | |
There are three cuneiform ("wedge-shaped") bones in the human foot:
- the first or medial cuneiform
- the second or intermediate cuneiform, also known as the middle cuneiform
- the third or lateral cuneiform
They are located between the navicular bone and the first, second and third metatarsal bones and are medial to the cuboid bone.[1]
- ^ Bojsen-Møller, Finn; Simonsen, Erik B.; Tranum-Jensen, Jørgen (2001). Bevægeapparatets anatomi [Anatomy of the Locomotive Apparatus] (in Danish) (12th ed.). p. 245. ISBN 978-87-628-0307-7.