Foot
This article is about a foot as a biological structure. For other uses of foot, see foot (disambiguation).
The foot is a biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion. The plural of foot is feet, and this pair is one of seven mutated English plurals.
The structural quality of a foot varies from animal to animal. Many vertebrates that have legs also have a foot located at the end of each leg. For these animals, the foot is a complex structure of bone, muscle, and other connective tissue. Among animals that have soft or padded feet, the foot is commonly called a paw. In mollusks, on the other hand, the foot is a purely muscular structure.
Human beings use their legs and feet for bipedal locomotion, also known as walking. The structures of the human foot and hand are variations on the same basic five-digit anatomy, in common with many other vertebrates. They are also the most complex, comprising half the bones in the body. The medical speciality related to treatment of the feet is podiatry.
The bones in the human foot
Parts of the feet:
Disorders of the feet:See also
External links
- http://www.acfas.org/
- http://www.apma.org/
- http://www.abps.org/
- http://www.aapsm.org/
- http://www.aofas.org/educational.asp
- http://www.podiatrytoday.com/podtd/
- http://www.epodiatry.com/foot_problems.htm