Skeletal system
Lateral cuneiform bone
Os cuneiforme laterale
- System
- Skeletal system
- Regions
- Lower limb, Foot
- Side
- Left and right
- Part of
- Tarsal bones
DescriptionUnreviewed
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.
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Names
- Latin
- Os cuneiforme laterale
- English
- Lateral cuneiform bone
- French
- Os cunéïforme latéral
- Spanish
- Hueso cuneiforme lateral
- Portuguese
- Osso cuneiforme lateral