Arches of the foot

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Arches of the foot
Skeleton of foot. Medial aspect.
Skeleton of foot. Lateral aspect.
Latin	a. pedis
Gray's	subject #101 360
Dorlands/Elsevier	a_58/12150685

In order to allow it to support the weight of the body in the erect posture with the least expenditure of material, the foot is constructed of a series of arches formed by the tarsal and metatarsal bones, and strengthened by the ligaments and tendons of the foot.

Specifically, the arches are categorized as:

• transverse arch of the foot

• longitudinal arch of the foot

[edit] Also see

• Flat feet

[edit] External links

• Diagram at umich.edu
• Diagram at slackbooks.com
• Overview at gla.ac.uk

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coxal/hip: iliofemoral - pubofemoral - ischiofemoral - head of femur - transverse acetabular knee-joint: patellar - popliteal (oblique, arcuate) - collateral (medial/tibial, fibular) - cruciate (anterior, posterior) - menisci (medial, lateral) superior tibiofibular inferior tibiofibular talocrural/ankle: deltoid - external lateral of the ankle-joint (anterior talofibular - posterior talofibular - calcaneofibular) intertarsal-subtalar/talocalcaneal: anterior talocalcaneal - posterior talocalcaneal - lateral talocalcaneal - medial talocalcaneal - interosseous talocalcaneal intertarsal-talocalcaneonavicular: dorsal talonavicular intertarsal-calcaneocuboid: dorsal calcaneocuboid - bifurcated - long plantar - plantar calcaneocuboid intertarsal-transverse tarsal: plantar calcaneonavicular/spring cuneonavicular, cuboideonavicular, intercuneiform and cuneocuboid, tarsometatarsal/Lisfranc, intermetatarsal, metatarsophalangeal, interphalangeal arches of the foot (longitudinal, transverse)