Cuneiform bones

Cuneiform bones; Cuneiform
Red=medial; yellow=intermediate; green=lateral
Cuneiform bones of the left foot
Details
Identifiers
Latinos cuneiformis
pl. ossa cuneiformia
FMA24517
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]

  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.