Is there a labeled foot bones diagram I can download?

Yes. The labeled dorsal view at the top of this page is free to view, download, and print. A medial arch view and a tarsal close-up are in the same gallery.

Do you have a blank foot bones worksheet?

Yes. The blank dorsal worksheet uses the same layout as the labeled top view, with numbers 1 to 10 and blank lines and no words, so students can fill in the bones from memory.

How many bones are in the foot?

Classroom diagrams treat an adult foot as 26 bones: 7 tarsals, 5 metatarsals, and 14 phalanges. The three-group figure on this page labels Tarsals, Metatarsals, and Phalanges as three color groups.

Can I print these diagrams for class or slides?

Yes. Every version is free to download and print. Use the labeled views on slides, the blank sheet as a quiz, and the coloring page as a no-text practice sheet.

Can I customize a foot bones diagram?

Yes. Use the customize box on this page to ask for a different view, grade level, or subset of labels. For the matching hand, open the hand bones diagrams linked below.

The heel bone, the largest tarsal

Between the leg bones and the calcaneus, forming the ankle joint

The five long bones of the midfoot that meet the toes

How many phalanges does the hallux (big toe) have in standard diagrams?

Two (proximal and distal; no middle phalanx)

The blank dorsal worksheet is best for…

Students naming tarsals and bone groups from memory

Replacing a full skeleton diagram

Coloring only, with no leader lines

Foot Bones Diagram

Free foot bones diagrams: labeled tarsals, metatarsals, and phalanges, blank worksheet, simple version, and coloring page. Printable; free download.

26 bones in three groupsBlank worksheet versionDorsal and medial viewsFree to download and print

Free Foot Bones Diagrams

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Labeled Foot Bones (Dorsal View)

A top view of the right foot with the bones named: Calcaneus, Talus, Navicular, Cuboid, the Medial, Intermediate, and Lateral cuneiforms, Metatarsals, Proximal phalanges, and Distal phalanges.

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How to read the labeled dorsal view

Start with the labeled dorsal (top) view. It names Calcaneus, Talus, Navicular, Medial cuneiform, Cuboid, Intermediate cuneiform, Lateral cuneiform, Metatarsals, Proximal phalanges, and Distal phalanges. Calcaneus is the heel; Talus is at the ankle; Navicular is on the medial side; Cuboid is on the lateral side; the three cuneiforms sit in a row. Distal to those, Metatarsals are labeled as a group so the figure stays at ten names. The toes are labeled Proximal phalanges and Distal phalanges; middle phalanges are not a separate name on this view. Follow every leader line to the bone, not to a neighboring one.

Three groups, then the seven tarsals

The three-group figure labels Tarsals, Metatarsals, and Phalanges as three color groups. Classroom count for one adult foot is 7 tarsals, 5 metatarsals, and 14 phalanges (26 bones). Use it as a poster next to the named dorsal view. Then open the tarsal close-up when students mix up Navicular and Cuboid, or the three cuneiforms. That close-up labels Talus, Calcaneus, Navicular, Cuboid, Medial cuneiform, Intermediate cuneiform, and Lateral cuneiform. Teach “Talus on top of Calcaneus” first; the rest of the row is easier once the ankle stack is stable.

Medial view of the arch

The medial view is a side-on chain, not a top-down map. It labels Talus, Calcaneus, Navicular, Medial cuneiform, First metatarsal, Proximal phalanx, and Distal phalanx. That is the medial arch you stand on. Print it beside the dorsal view so students can find Calcaneus and Talus in both orientations. Cuboid and Lateral cuneiform are not on this inside view; they belong on the dorsal map and the tarsal close-up.

Simple diagram, blank sheet, and coloring page

The simple diagram labels Tarsals, Metatarsals, and Phalanges as colored groups. That is the right first slide for middle school or for a warm-up before a lab. The blank worksheet matches the ten-label dorsal view: same leader-line geometry, numbers 1 to 10, no words. Project the labeled dorsal view, hide it, and give students five minutes on the blank sheet. The coloring page is an outline dorsal foot with no text. Ask the class to color the three groups in three colors, then compare their page with the three-group figure.

How to use these files in class

A reliable sequence is simple three-group diagram, labeled dorsal view, color-group counts, tarsal close-up, medial arch, then the blank dorsal sheet. Homework can be the coloring page plus the blank sheet on the reverse. All files are free to view, download, and print. Drop the dorsal view into slides, or print letter or A4. This page is a foot close-up. Pair it with the hand-bones pack when you teach both limbs, and with the skull pack when the unit is “named bones of the body.” Keep each download set on its own page so labels stay at or under ten per figure.

Hand, foot, and full skeleton

Searchers looking for a foot bones diagram want this close-up, not a full skeleton. Carpals are wrist bones; tarsals are ankle and rearfoot bones. Metacarpals are palm; metatarsals are midfoot. Phalanges are fingers and toes, with the thumb and hallux each having two instead of three. Use the skeletal-system generator for the whole body, then return here for the 26 foot bones. That hub-and-spoke split keeps each query on the page that actually answers it.