BIOL 313 - Foot and Ankle Exam Questions Answered Correctly Latest Update 2026/2027
what is the average foot size? - Answers less than a foot
what is the average female foot? - Answers 8.5 inches
what is the average male foot? - Answers 10.5
what is your foot the same length as? - Answers same length as your forearm
what is podiatry? - Answers specialized field that deals with the study and care of feet
what is the ankle? - Answers narrowest part of the distal leg and malleoli
what does the foot provide? - Answers a platform of support for the body when standing and a
landing/propulsion platform in locomotion
what does the foot consist of? - Answers 7 tarsals
5 metatarsals
14 phalanges
what is the foot divided into? - Answers 3 zones
what are the 3 zones of the foot? - Answers hindfoot
midfoot
forefoot
What is the hindfoot? - Answers talus and calcaneus
what is the midfoot? - Answers navicular, cuboid, cuneiforms
what is the forefoot? - Answers metatarsals and phalanges
what part of the foot is contacting the ground? - Answers sole or plantar region
what is the most superior part of the foot? - Answers dorsum of the foot
what is the sole of the foot underlying the calcaneus? - Answers heel
what is the sole underlying the metatarsal heads? - Answers ball of the foot
what is the 1st digit of the foot? - Answers the hallux = great toe
what is the 5th digit of the foot? - Answers little toe
what is the skin of the foot like? - Answers unique in thickness with 5 epidermal layers
, skin prints
sweat gland density
innervation
what is podiatry the only branch of medicine that does? - Answers on-going use of artificial man
-made devices used in maintenance of healthy
what precent of the bones in the body are found in the feet? - Answers 25%
52/206 or 56/210
what are the 7 tarsal bones of the hindfoot and midfoot? - Answers talus
calcaneous
navicular
cuboid
1st-2nd-3rd cuneiform
what are the bones of the forefoot? - Answers 5 metatarsals and 14 phalanges
what forms the ankle joint? - Answers talus, tibia, fibula
what is the only mortise and tenon joint in the body? - Answers ankle joint
what is the ankle joint? - Answers a very stable hinge joint for dorsiflexion and plantar flexion
how many arches are in each foot? - Answers 3
- medial longitudinal
- lateral longitudinal
- transverse
what are arches specifically? - Answers only human
what does each foot arch have? - Answers keystone bone
- supported by muscles and ligaments and bone configuration
what are the functions of the arches? - Answers - static weight distribution
- dynamic weight redistribution
- shock absorbers
what is the average foot size? - Answers less than a foot
what is the average female foot? - Answers 8.5 inches
what is the average male foot? - Answers 10.5
what is your foot the same length as? - Answers same length as your forearm
what is podiatry? - Answers specialized field that deals with the study and care of feet
what is the ankle? - Answers narrowest part of the distal leg and malleoli
what does the foot provide? - Answers a platform of support for the body when standing and a
landing/propulsion platform in locomotion
what does the foot consist of? - Answers 7 tarsals
5 metatarsals
14 phalanges
what is the foot divided into? - Answers 3 zones
what are the 3 zones of the foot? - Answers hindfoot
midfoot
forefoot
What is the hindfoot? - Answers talus and calcaneus
what is the midfoot? - Answers navicular, cuboid, cuneiforms
what is the forefoot? - Answers metatarsals and phalanges
what part of the foot is contacting the ground? - Answers sole or plantar region
what is the most superior part of the foot? - Answers dorsum of the foot
what is the sole of the foot underlying the calcaneus? - Answers heel
what is the sole underlying the metatarsal heads? - Answers ball of the foot
what is the 1st digit of the foot? - Answers the hallux = great toe
what is the 5th digit of the foot? - Answers little toe
what is the skin of the foot like? - Answers unique in thickness with 5 epidermal layers
, skin prints
sweat gland density
innervation
what is podiatry the only branch of medicine that does? - Answers on-going use of artificial man
-made devices used in maintenance of healthy
what precent of the bones in the body are found in the feet? - Answers 25%
52/206 or 56/210
what are the 7 tarsal bones of the hindfoot and midfoot? - Answers talus
calcaneous
navicular
cuboid
1st-2nd-3rd cuneiform
what are the bones of the forefoot? - Answers 5 metatarsals and 14 phalanges
what forms the ankle joint? - Answers talus, tibia, fibula
what is the only mortise and tenon joint in the body? - Answers ankle joint
what is the ankle joint? - Answers a very stable hinge joint for dorsiflexion and plantar flexion
how many arches are in each foot? - Answers 3
- medial longitudinal
- lateral longitudinal
- transverse
what are arches specifically? - Answers only human
what does each foot arch have? - Answers keystone bone
- supported by muscles and ligaments and bone configuration
what are the functions of the arches? - Answers - static weight distribution
- dynamic weight redistribution
- shock absorbers
