THE HUMAN FOOT.

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[1]  9Bones of foot, with the lower ends of the two leg-bones.
[2] 11Bones of the hind foot of a seal, with lower ends of leg-bones.
[3] 11The same of the hind foot of a lizard.
[4] 14Side view of the pelvis and lower limb of man. A, the haunch-bone. B, the ischium, or part upon which we sit. C, the thigh-bone. D, the knee-pan. E, the tibia, or larger leg-bone, with the fibula, or smaller leg-bone, alongside it. F, the heel-bone. G, the metatarsal bones. H, I, K, the phalanges, or bones of the toes.
[5] 14Similar view of the pelvis and hind limb of a horse. The letters refer to the same parts as in the preceding figure.
[6] 18Represents a section through the lower end of the tibia and through the heel-bone, the astragalus, navicular bone, inner cuneiform bone, and the bones of the great toe. It shows the arrangement of these bones in the arch of the foot and the disposition of the plates of which these bones are composed.
[7] 25The same bones as in preceding, with two connecting ligaments. A, the plantar ligament. B, ligament passing from the heel-bone F to the scaphoid bone E. D the Astragalus. C, one of two small bones, called sesamoid bones, usually found at the ball of the great toe.
[8] 29A foot, in an aggravated condition of “flat-foot.” The sole is convex, and so is the inner margin of the foot. It represents also another common deformity, inasmuch as the great toe runs athwart the second toe, which is pressed almost out of sight.
[9] 38Front view of the right tibia, or larger leg-bone.
[10] 38Right tibia lying on a board. The inner, as well as the outer edge, of the upper end rests upon the board; but the inner edge of the lower end is turned away from the board. In other words, the bone is so twisted that, though the upper end lies flat upon the board, the lower end touches it only by its outer edge.
[11] 40Figure sitting upon the heel to draw the bow. It is one of a beautiful series of statues in the Glyptothek at Munich. They adorned the pediments of a temple in Ægina, and are supposed to represent the noble actions of the Æacidæ.
[12] 42Represents some of the muscles and tendons seen on the inner side of the leg and foot. A, Gastro- cnemius and Soleus muscles. They are attached, above, to the thigh-bone and the leg-bones; below, by means of the Tendo Achillis (a) to the heel-bone; they together form the calf-muscle. B, Posterior tibial muscle attached, above, to the tibia, below, by its tendon (b) to the scaphoid bone. D, process of the tibia called the internal malleolus or inner ankle. F, Anterior tibial muscle attached, above, to the front of the tibia, below, to the scaphoid bone. k, the flexor tendon of the great toe.
[13] 44Gives a corresponding view of the outer side of the leg and foot. E, the lower end of the fibula, called the external malleolus, or outer ankle. C, the short fibular muscle attached, above, to the fibula; below, by its tendon (c), to the outer metatarsal bone. I, the long fibular muscle. Its tendon (i) runs, behind the outer ankle and under the instep, to the metatarsal bone of the great toe; it is not seen in the latter part of its course. G, the anterior fibular muscle attached by its tendon g to the outer metatarsal bone. h, the extensor tendons of the toes.
[14] 47Foot of a young woman presenting the variety of “club-foot” called “Talipes varus.” The sole is very much bent, and turned inwards and upwards, so that the part of the instep which should be above and in front is directed downwards and comes into contact with the ground.
[15] 49Diagram (from Bell’s Anatomy) showing the mode in which the extensor tendons of the toes follow the curve of the ankle and are bound to it by cross straps, instead of taking the direct course represented by the line a.
[16] 52Foot and leg from the cast of the Farnese Hercules in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
[17] 52Foot and leg of a Negro.
[18] 52Outline of under surface of foot of an Englishman.
[19] 52 Outline of under surface of foot of a Negro.
[20] 55 Skeleton of the foot of a Chinese female. From a drawing by B. Cooper, in Phil. Trans.
[21–25] 57Sections, from above downwards, through the tarso-metatarsal joints. A, metatarsal bone. B, tarsal bone. C, C, the ligaments connecting the two.
[26–29] 59Figures standing, bowing, stooping, and squatting.
[30–32] 62Figures walking.
[33–35] 62Position of foot in three stages of a step in walking.
[36–38] 65Figures running.
[39] 86Bones of the left hind limb of an Elephant.
[40] 86Bones of the left hind limb of a Hippopotamus.
[41] 86Bones of the left hind limb of a Rhinoceros.
[42] 86Bones of the left hind limb of an Ox.
[43] 86Bones of the left hind limb of a Horse.
[44] 89Hind limb of a Gorilla, showing the length of the digits, and the strong inner digit diverging from the others.
[45] 90Drawing of stuffed specimen of a Gorilla in the British Museum.
[46] 98Section of a foot, showing the disposition of the fibres that run from the bones and plantar ligament to the skin of the sole. At the heel the greater number of the fibres are seen to run backwards from the heel-bone to the skin. At the end of the great toe and beneath the ball of the toe they run, for the most part, forwards, from the bones and plantar ligament, to the skin.
[47]103View of the sole of a foot in its natural state.
[48]103Outline of the sole of a shoe, as commonly made for a man’s foot.
[49]103Sole of the foot of a girl twenty-two years old, distorted by the pressure of the shoe, but otherwise healthy.
[50]103View of the skeleton of a foot so deformed, from above.
[51]105The proper sole for a shoe laid, for the sake of comparison, on the symmetrical sole of the ordinary shape.
[52]105The proper sole pointed at the toes.