The foot is an intricate part of the body, consisting of 26 bones, 33 joints, 107 ligaments, and 19 muscles. Scientists group the foot’s bones into into the phalanges, tarsal bones, and metatarsal ...
An analysis of human feet and fossils has given new clues to how our feet got their stiffness, enabling us to walk and run upright. The arches in the human foot are key to this stiffness. Other ...