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1. What are the toes called?
2. What is the toe curve called?
3. What is the inside of your foot called?
4. Where is a metatarsal?
5. What are phalanges?
6. Why do my toes curve inward?
7. Why do toes twist?
8. What is the inside ankle bone called?
9. What is a tendon?
10. What are the tendons in the foot?
11. What is tarsal and metatarsal?
12. What is phalanges foot?
13. What is metatarsal base?
14. Are toes called phalanges?
15. What is the sternum?
16. What are bones in hand called?

What are the toes called?

The forefoot contains the five toes (phalanges) and the five longer bones (metatarsals). The midfoot is a pyramid-like collection of bones that form the arches of the feet. These include the three cuneiform bones, the cuboid bone, and the navicular bone. The hindfoot forms the heel and ankle.

What is the toe curve called?

A hammertoe is curled due to a bend in the middle joint of the toe. Hammertoe and mallet toe are foot deformities that occur due to an imbalance in the muscles, tendons or ligaments that normally hold the toe straight.

What is the inside of your foot called?

The forefoot meets the midfoot at the five tarsometatarsal joints. Midfoot. This section of the foot is made up of five irregularly shaped bones called the tarsals. The clinical names for these bones are the navicular, cuboid, and medial, intermediate, and lateral cuneiforms. Together they form the arch of the foot.

Where is a metatarsal?

The metatarsal bones are the bones of the forefoot that connect the distal aspects of the cuneiform (medial, intermediate and lateral) bones and cuboid bone to the base of the five phalanges of the foot. There are five metatarsal bones, numbered one to five from the hallux (great toe) to the small toe.

What are phalanges?

Phalanges. The 14 bones that are found in the fingers of each hand and also in the toes of each foot. Each finger has 3 phalanges (the distal, middle, and proximal); the thumb only has 2. Metacarpal bones.

Why do my toes curve inward?

If one or more of your toes are crooked or curled under, you may have hammer, mallet, or claw toe. Your foot has a strange shape because the muscles, tendons, or ligaments that surround your toe aren't balanced. This causes the toes to bend in an odd position. Your toe may hurt.

Why do toes twist?

Wearing footwear that doesn't fit properly can push your toes into an abnormal, curled position. Shoes that are too-tight or too-short across the toe box can strain the muscles and tendons that are meant to keep toes straight and aligned. This can result in hammer toe, mallet toe, and adductovarus toe.

What is the inside ankle bone called?

The medial malleolus, felt on the inside of your ankle is part of the tibia's base. The posterior malleolus, felt on the back of your ankle is also part of the tibia's base. The lateral malleolus, felt on the outside of your ankle is the low end of the fibula.

What is a tendon?

A tendon is a fibrous connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone. Tendons may also attach muscles to structures such as the eyeball. A tendon serves to move the bone or structure.

What are the tendons in the foot?

Tendons are bands of tissue that attach the foot and ankle muscles to the bones. The two tendons in the foot are called the peroneal tendons. One runs down the outside of the foot attaching to the fifth toe, and the other runs through the bottom of the foot attaching to the inside of the arch.

What is tarsal and metatarsal?

metatarsal: A bone from the center of the foot that articulates with the tarsals and phalanges. tarsal: A bone forming part of the ankle or heel.

What is phalanges foot?

The phalanges (single: phalanx) of the feet are the tubular bones of the toes. The second to fifth toes each contain a proximal, middle and distal phalanx whereas the great toe (hallux) only contains a proximal and distal phalanx.

What is metatarsal base?

The base of each metatarsal articulates with one or more of the tarsal bones and the head articulates with the proximal phalanges. The bases of each metatarsal also articulate with each other at the intermetatarsal joints. As a unit, the five metatarsals serve as the major weight-bearing complex of the forefoot.

Are toes called phalanges?

Phalanges (singular: phalanx) – the 14 bones that make up the toes. The big toe consists of two phalanges – the distal and proximal. The other toes have three.

What is the sternum?

The sternum is a partially T-shaped vertical bone that forms the anterior portion of the chest wall centrally. The sternum is divided anatomically into three segments: manubrium, body, and xiphoid process. The sternum connects the ribs via the costal cartilages forming the anterior rib cage.

What are bones in hand called?

Human hands contain fourteen digital bones, also called phalanges, or phalanx bones: two in the thumb (the thumb has no middle phalanx) and three in each of the four fingers. These are the distal phalanx, carrying the nail, the middle phalanx, and the proximal phalanx.