Parts of a Foot
Your foot is made up of soft tissue and bones that work together to form a healthy, functioning, and pain-free foot.
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Muscles contract and relax to move the foot.
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Tendons are tough fibers that connect muscles to bones.
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Ligaments are fibrous strands that connect bones.
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Nerves travel throughout the foot, providing feeling.
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Nails protect the tips of the toes.
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Phalanges are the toe bones.
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Metatarsals are the bones between the toes and the ankle bones.
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Tarsals are bones of the rear foot (hindfoot) or middle foot (midfoot).
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The talus is one of the ankle bones.
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The calcaneus is the heel bone.
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The arch is formed by bones and held in place with ligaments.
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Joints are the meeting points between two bones. They are lined with cartilage. Cartilage is smooth tissue that allows joints to move easily.
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The plantar fascia is a sheet of fibrous tissue that supports the arch and encloses muscles there.
Online Medical Reviewer:
L Renee Watson MSN RN
Online Medical Reviewer:
Raymond Turley Jr PA-C
Online Medical Reviewer:
Thomas N Joseph MD
Date Last Reviewed:
8/1/2022
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