There are three cuneiform ("wedge-shaped") bones in the human foot:
Cuneiform bones; Cuneiform | |
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Details | |
Identifiers | |
Latin | os cuneiformis pl. ossa cuneiformia |
FMA | 24517 |
Anatomical terms of bone [edit on Wikidata] |
They are located between the navicular bone and the first, second and third metatarsal bones and are medial to the cuboid bone.[1]
There are three cuneiform bones:
Muscle | Direction | Attachment[2] |
Tibialis anterior | Insertion | Medial cuneiform |
Fibularis longus | Insertion | Medial cuneiform |
Tibialis posterior | Insertion | Medial cuneiform |
Flexor hallucis brevis | Origin | Lateral cuneiform |
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