BIOL 313 - Foot and Ankle Questions and Correct Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded

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BIOL 313 - Foot and Ankle Questions and
Correct Answers/ Latest Update / Already
Graded
what is the average foot size?

Ans: less than a foot


what is the average female foot?

Ans: 8.5 inches


what is the average male foot?

Ans: 10.5


what is your foot the same length as?

Ans: same length as your forearm


what is podiatry?

Ans: specialized field that deals with the study and care of feet


what is the ankle?


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Ans: narrowest part of the distal leg and malleoli


what does the foot provide?

Ans: a platform of support for the body when standing and a
landing/propulsion platform in locomotion


what does the foot consist of?

Ans: 7 tarsals
5 metatarsals
14 phalanges


what is the foot divided into?

Ans: 3 zones


what are the 3 zones of the foot?

Ans: hindfoot
midfoot
forefoot


What is the hindfoot?


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Ans: talus and calcaneus


what is the midfoot?

Ans: navicular, cuboid, cuneiforms


what is the forefoot?

Ans: metatarsals and phalanges


what part of the foot is contacting the ground?

Ans: sole or plantar region


what is the most superior part of the foot?

Ans: dorsum of the foot


what is the sole of the foot underlying the calcaneus?

Ans: heel


what is the sole underlying the metatarsal heads?

Ans: ball of the foot


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