{"id":53,"date":"2024-03-19T15:07:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T15:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raymondnash.com\/patient-education\/docs\/podiatry\/foot-terminology-48\/bones\/"},"modified":"2024-03-27T15:40:25","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T15:40:25","slug":"bones-53","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.raymondnash.com\/patient-education\/?docs=podiatry\/foot-terminology-48\/bones-53","title":{"rendered":"Bones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Nearly one-fourth of the body\u2019s bones are in our feet.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The bones of the feet are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Talus \u2013 the bone on top of the foot that forms a joint with the two bones of the lower leg, the tibia and fibula.<\/li>\n<li>Calcaneus \u2013 the largest bone of the foot, which lies beneath the talus to form the heel bone.<\/li>\n<li>Tarsals \u2013 five irregularly shaped bones of the midfoot that form the foot\u2019s arch. The tarsal bones are the cuboid, navicular and medial, intermediate and lateral cuneiforms.<\/li>\n<li>Metatarsals \u2013 five bones (labeled one through five, starting with the big toe) that make up the forefoot.<\/li>\n<li>Phalanges (singular: phalanx) \u2013 the 14 bones that make up the toes. The big toe consists of two phalanges \u2013 the distal and proximal. The other toes have three.<\/li>\n<li>Sesamoids \u2013 two small, pea-shaped bones that lie beneath the head of the first metatarsal in the ball of the foot.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-770 \" src=\"https:\/\/raymondnash.com\/patient-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Picture-6-Medium.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"435\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.raymondnash.com\/patient-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Picture-6-Medium.jpg 514w, https:\/\/www.raymondnash.com\/patient-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Picture-6-Medium-201x300.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nearly one-fourth of the body\u2019s bones are in our feet. 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