THE BONES AND JOINTS. 



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Tarsus. 



bone of the foot. They can easily be felt, one on the 

 inner, the other on the outer, side of the ankle. 



6, The foot consists of tarsus, metatarsus, 

 and phalanges. 



7, There are seven irregular bones in the 

 tarsus. They form the ankle, the heel, and 

 the instep. 



The metatarsal bones form the "flat" of 

 the foot, and part of 

 the instep. There are 

 five in each foot. 



The phalanges, 

 fourteen in each foot, 

 form the toes. 



8. The bony struc- 

 ture of the foot is quite 

 like that of the hand. 

 The differences are 

 such as fit it for its 

 humbler work . Its 

 inner side is arched, 

 and the weight rests 

 on the heel and the 

 ball of the toe. The 

 foot is strong and elastic, and should 

 be dressed in such a way as not to 

 distort its shape or check its move- 

 ment. But, while we wonder at and despise the Chinese 

 practice in this regard, we treat our feet in ways as truly 

 unreasonable. The shape of our shoes is determined, not 

 by the design of Nature, but by fashion. They are often 

 Almost always they are too short, and too nar- 



Fig. 15. 



1. THE TIBIA. 

 2. THE FIBULA. 



Fig. 16. 

 BONES or THE FOOT. 



too tight. 



