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Bassett Collection of Stereoscopic Images of Human Anatomy

Sagittal sections of right foot

Section through medial part of foot, viewed from lateral side

Image #205-6

KEYWORDS: Foot and toes.

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Sagittal sections of right foot
Section through medial part of foot, viewed from lateral side
The plane of section passes through the calcaneus posteriorly and the shaft of the second metatarsal anteriorly, displaying the medial part of the longitudinal arch of the foot.
  1. Flexor digitorum longus muscle (sectioned nearly longitudinally)
  2. Posterior tibial artery (sectioned longitudinally)
  3. Tibial nerve
  4. Talocrural articulation
  5. Flexor hallucis longus muscle (tendon cut obliquely)
  6. Tendo calcaneus
  7. Tuberosity of calcaneus
  8. Abductor digiti minimi muscle (fibers pass obliquely laterally)
  9. Plantar aponeurosis
  10. Lateral plantar artery
  11. Left pointer: Calcaneocuboid articulation Right pointer: Cuboid bone
  12. Flexor digitorum brevis muscle
  13. Quadratus plantae muscle
  14. Peroneus longus muscle (tendon of insertion, faintly visible)
  15. Oblique head of adductor hallucis muscle
  16. Flexor digitorum longus muscle (tendons distal to attachment of quadratus plantae)
  17. Transverse head of adductor hallucis muscle
  18. Plantar ligament
  19. Tibia
  20. Tibialis anterior muscle (sectioned longitudinally)
  21. Subtalar articulation
  22. Left pointer: Tarsal sinus Right pointer: Neck of talus
  23. Extensor hallucis longus muscle
  24. Left pointer: Head of talus Right pointer: Talocalcaneonavicular articulation
  25. Navicular bone
  26. Lateral cuneiform bone
  27. Intermediate cuneiform bone
  28. Base of 2nd metatarsal bone
  29. Plantar arch
  30. 1st dorsal interosseus muscle (visible both above and below metatarsal)
  31. 2nd dorsal interosseus muscle
  32. 2nd metatarsophalangeal articulations