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Bassett Collection of Stereoscopic Images of Human Anatomy

Sagittal sections of right foot

Section through lateral part of foot, viewed from lateral side

Image #205-7

KEYWORDS: Ankle, Foot and toes.

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Sagittal sections of right foot
Section through lateral part of foot, viewed from lateral side
The plane of section traverses the fibula, the lateral parts of the talus and calcaneus, the cuboid bone and the fourth metatarsal.
  1. Flexor hallucis longus muscle
  2. Fibula
  3. Upper pointer: Posterior tibiofibular ligament Lower pointer: Posterior talofibular ligament
  4. Subtalar articulation
  5. Tarsal sinus
  6. Tuberosity of calcaneus
  7. Abductor digiti minimi muscle (covered superficially by lateral part of plantar aponeurosis)
  8. Long plantar ligament
  9. Calcaneocuboid articulation (part of transverse tarsal joint)
  10. Cuboid bone
  11. Peroneus longus muscle (tendon cut obliquely within tendon sheath)
  12. 2nd plantar interosseus muscle
  13. 4th dorsal interosseus muscle
  14. Extensor digitorum longus muscle
  15. Interosseous membrane of leg
  16. Tibia
  17. Talocrural articulation (pointer on lateral malleolar surface of trochlea of talus)
  18. Trochlea of talus
  19. Left pointer: Intermediate root of inferior extensor retinaculum Right pointer: Extensor digitorum longus muscle (tendons)
  20. Extensor hallucis brevis muscle
  21. Lateral tarsal artery
  22. Extensor digitorum brevis muscle (additional unlabeled part of muscle belly visible distally)
  23. Lateral cuneiform bone
  24. Base of 3rd metatarsal bone
  25. 3rd dorsal interosseus muscle
  26. 4th metatarsal bone
  27. Extensor digitorum longus muscle (tendon of insertion)
  28. Base of proximal phalanx
  29. 4th digit