Sections Of The Foot

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Sections of the foot. Double click the header or footer in each section and choose styles or add content. The ankle joint allows the foot to bend up and down. Anatomically the foot is divided into 3 sections.

The two bones that make up the back part of the foot sometimes referred to as the hindfoot are the talus and the calcaneus or heelbone. The foot is divided into three sections the forefoot the midfoot and the hindfoot. Tibia fibula talus cuneiforms cuboid navicular.

The foot contains a lot of moving parts 26 bones 33 joints and over 100 ligaments. The hindfoot midfoot and the forefoot. The midfoot is a pyramid like collection of bones that form the arches of the feet.

The hindfoot forms the heel and ankle. The subtalar joint allows the foot to rock from side to side. The other bones of the foot that create the ankle and connecting bones include.

The distal phalanges come at the end. The forefoot midfoot and hindfoot. This consists of five long metatarsal bones and five shorter bones that form the toes phalanges.

The foot can be subdivided into the hindfoot the midfoot and the forefoot. Go the start of the next section and repeat steps 1 5. The distal phalanges foot are located at the end of each toe.