Human foot trivia quiz questions with answers
How many bones are in each human foot?
Answer: 26
What is the largest bone in the human foot?
Answer: The heel bone, or calcaneus
What is the smallest bone in the human foot?
Answer: The stirrup bone, or stapes
What is the technical term for the arch of the foot?
Answer: Plantar arch
What is the name of the muscle that runs along the
bottom of the foot?
Answer: Plantar fascia
What is the term for the condition of having a
flattened arch in the foot?
Answer: Flat feet
What is the term for the condition of having an
excessively high arch in the foot?
Answer: Cavus foot
What is the name of the joint that connects the ankle
to the foot?
Answer: The subtalar joint
What is the name of the joint that connects the toes to
the foot?
Answer: The metatarsophalangeal joint
What is the name of the joint that connects the heel
bone to the ankle bone?
Answer: The talocalcaneal joint
What is the name of the bone in the foot that is
commonly referred to as the big toe?
Answer: The hallux
What is the name of the tendon that runs from the calf
muscle to the heel bone?
Answer: The Achilles tendon
What is the name of the ligament that runs along the
bottom of the foot and connects the heel bone to the toes?
Answer: The plantar fascia
What is the name of the joint that allows the foot to
rotate inward and outward?
Answer: The subtalar joint
What is the name of the joint that allows the foot to
flex and extend?
Answer: The ankle joint
What is the name of the condition in which the toes are
bent downward?
Answer: Hammertoe
What is the name of the condition in which the toes are
bent upward?
Answer: Claw toe
What is the name of the connective tissue that covers
and protects the bones in the foot?
Answer: Cartilage
What is the name of the muscle that runs from the calf
to the ankle?
Answer: The gastrocnemius muscle
What is the name of the muscle that runs along the outside of the leg and connects to the foot? Answer: The peroneus longus muscle
What is the name of the muscle that runs along the
inside of the leg and connects to the foot?
Answer: The tibialis posterior muscle
What is the name of the muscle that runs along the top
of the foot?
Answer: The extensor digitorum brevis muscle
What is the name of the condition in which the toes are
fused together?
Answer: Syndactyly
What is the name of the condition in which the toes are
abnormally spaced apart?
Answer: Polydactyly
What is the name of the condition in which the toes are
rotated outward?
Answer: Out-toeing
What is the name of the condition in which the toes are
rotated inward?
Answer: In-toeing
What is the name of the sensory receptor in the skin
that is responsible for detecting touch and pressure?
Answer: Meissner's corpuscle
What is the name of the sensory receptor in the skin
that is responsible for detecting temperature?
Answer: Thermoreceptor
What is the name of the sensory receptor in the skin
that is responsible for detecting pain?
Answer: Nociceptor