sole
The bottom of the foot is known as the sole. The padded area on the bottom of the foot is known as the plantar aspect. What is the top of your feet called? The top of your foot above the arch is known as the instep.

What are all parts of the foot called?

The feet are divided into three sections:

  • The forefoot contains the five toes (phalanges) and the five longer bones (metatarsals).
  • The midfoot is a pyramid-like collection of bones that form the arches of the feet.
  • The hindfoot forms the heel and ankle.

What is the outside part of your foot called?

cuboid
The cuboid is on the lateral side of the foot (outer foot) and sits in front of the calcaneus. The navicular is on the medial (inner) side of the foot, between the talus and the cuneiform bones in front. The navicular forms joints with four bones: the talus and the three cuneiforms.

How many bones are in each foot?

Each foot is made up of 28 bones, 30 joints and more than 100 muscles, tendons and ligaments, all of which work together to provide support, balance and mobility. Here’s a look at the main structures of the feet. Nearly one-fourth of the body’s bones are in our feet. The bones of the feet are:

What is the anatomy of the human foot?

The human foot is plantigrade in structure. The major bones in the skeletal anatomy of the foot include: Phalanges or toe bones, calcaneus or the heel bone, and the cuboid for balance. Metatarsals or the bony frames, navicular bone behind the cuneiforms , and sesamoid bones for locomotion.

What bones are in the bottom of the foot?

The talus is the highest foot bone. It forms the bottom of the ankle joint, articulating with the tibia and fibula (shin bones) and the top of the subtalar joint, articulating with the calcaneus (heel bone).