Human Foot Bone. In mammals that walk on their toes and in hoofed mammals it. The foot begins at the lower end of the tibia and fibula the two bones of the lower leg.
The bones of the foot provide mechanical support for the soft tissues. Structure Of The Foot. They are situated proximally in the foot in the ankle area.
Metatarsals 5 Phalanges 14 Sesamoid Bones 2 Metatarsals.
This article is more than 11 years old. Researchers have announced that a human-looking bone discovered in the Hadar Formation in Ethiopia belongs to Australopithecus afarensis prompting one major news headline to proclaim Ancient Foot Bone Proves Prehuman Lucy Walked Tall1 Australopiths are extinct apes known only from fossils. The foot is a complex structure comprised of bones including the phalanges metatarsals tarsals and calcaneus muscles that enable flexion and extension ligaments that connect bone to bone and tendons like the Achilles tendon that connect bone to muscles. In most two-footed and many four-footed animals the foot consists of all structures below the ankle joint.
