ARCHES OF THE FOOT

Arches of the Foot
Medial Longitudinal Arch
Lateral Longitudinal Arch
Transverse Arch
Bones of the Arches Keystone Staples Tie Beam Suspension Bridge
 Calcaneum Head of talus  Plantar Calcaneonavicular  Plantar aponeurosis  Tibialis anterior
 Talus Ligament  Medial part of FDB,  Tibialis posterior
 Navicular  Tibialis Posterior  Abductor hallucis  Medial ligaments of the
 3 cuneiforms  FHL ankle joint
 First 3 metatarsal bones  Medial part of FDL
 FHB
 Calcaneum Cuboid  Long and Short Plantar  Plantar aponeurosis  Peroneus longus
 Cuboid Ligaments  Abductor digiti minimi  Peroneus brevis
 4th & 5th metatarsal bones  Origin of the short  Lateral part of the FDL
muscles from the forepart  Lateral part of FDB
of the foot
 Bases of the metatarsal 2nd cuneiform  Deep Transverse  Peroneus longus  Peroneus longus
bones Ligaments  Peroneus brevis
 Cuboid  Strong Plantar Ligaments
 3 cuneiforms  Origins of the plantar
muscles from the forepart
of the foot
 Dorsal interossei
 Transverse head of
adductor hallucis

Keystone – forms the apex of the arch and holds the entire arch together; center of the arch.
Staples – tie the inferior edges of the stones together
Tie Beam – ties the ends of the arch together
Suspension bridge – multiple supports that suspend the arch from above