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foot
Distal structure of lower extremities used for contact with the ground in locomotion.
In humans, the 26 bones in the foot include:
1) tarsal bones
a) calcaneus
b) talus
c) cuboid
d) navicular
e) cuneiform (3)
2) metatarsal bones (5)
3) phalanges (14)
Related
feet lesions, skin
foot care
foot injury
foot pain
muscles of the foot (layers of plantar muscles)
General
lower extremity structure
Component-of
lower extremity; lower limb; leg
Components
calcaneocuboid joint
calcaneocuboid ligament
calcaneus (heel bone)
cuboid bone (cuboideum)
extensor digital expansion (extensor aponeurosis, dorsal hood, dorsal expansion)
heel
inferior extensor retinaculum (cruciate ligament of leg, inferior retinaculum of extensor muscles)
intermediate cuneiform bone (tarsal triquetrum, 2nd cuneiform)
intermetatarsal joint
intertarsal/tarsal joint
lateral cuneiform bone (3rd cuneiform)
medial cuneiform bone (1st cuneiform)
metatarsal bone
navicular bone
talocalcaneonavicular joint
talus (ankle bone)
tarsometatarsal/cuneometatarsal/Lisfranc joint
toe
transverse tarsal/Chopart/midtarsal joint (transverse tarsal articulation)
vinicula tendons of digits of hand/foot (synovial frenula/frena)
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