Q 01/05

How many bones are there in a human foot?

A) 26

B) 19

C) 33

D) 41

Answer · why

A) 26

Add 33 joints and more than a hundred muscles, tendons and ligaments, and two feet hold roughly a quarter of all the bones in the body.

Q 02/05

What is the largest bone in the foot?

A) The talus

B) The navicular

C) The calcaneus

D) The cuboid

Answer · why

C) The calcaneus

The heel bone sits under the talus, the ankle bone, and is cushioned by a layer of fat.

Q 03/05

How many phalanx bones does the big toe have, unlike the other four toes?

A) One

B) Two

C) Three

D) Four

Answer · why

B) Two

The other four toes have one more each, and the big toe is worked by its own dedicated muscles.

Q 04/05

How many arches does the human foot have?

A) Two

B) Three

C) Four

D) Five

Answer · why

B) Three

Two run lengthwise and one across; together they act as shock absorbers and make walking and running more energy-efficient.

Q 05/05

An inherited trait in which the second toe is longer than the big toe is nicknamed what?

A) Roman foot

B) Egyptian foot

C) Greek foot

D) Celtic foot

Answer · why

C) Greek foot

Also called Morton's toe, it comes from a dominant gene; the more common longer big toe is the recessive pattern.