Feet

Generality

The foot is the anatomical structure placed at the distal end of each lower limb of the human body.

Culminating with 5 fingers, it has a rather complex structure, which includes numerous bones, joints, ligaments, muscles and tendons.
Since it performs an important support function for the whole human body, the most interesting anatomical aspect of the foot is certainly its skeletal structure. This includes the bones of the tarsus, the metatarsal bones and the phalanges constituting the toes.
In addition to the support function, the foot also plays a fundamental role in the mechanism of locomotion.
Among the pathologies that most frequently affect the foot, bone fractures deserve a special mention.

Definition

The foot is the distal end of each lower limb of the human body, made up of 5 fingers.
In an upright position, it is perpendicular to the thigh-knee-leg axis and projected in a single direction: forward.