Cuneiform (anatomy)

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Bone: Cuneiform (anatomy)
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.

v • d • e Bones (Axial skeleton, Appendicular skeleton)
VERTEBRAL COLUMN	vertebrae (cervical - thoracic - lumbar) - sacrum - coccyx
THORAX	sternum - rib
cranial bones of SKULL	occipital - parietal - frontal - temporal - sphenoid - ethmoid
facial bones of SKULL	nasal - maxilla - lacrimal - zygomatic - palatine - inferior nasal conchae - vomer - mandible - THROAT: hyoid (greater cornu, lesser cornu, body)
UPPER EXTREMITY	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 EXTREMITY	PELVIS:pelvis (ilium, ischium, pubis) - LEG: femur - patella - fibula - tibia - FOOT: tarsals (calcaneus - talus - navicular - cuneiform - cuboid ) - metatarsals - phalanges (prox - int - dist)
MIDDLE EAR OSSICLES	malleus - incus - stapes

See also

• Bone terminology
• Terms for anatomical location

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