Transverse arch of the foot
- Transverse arch of the foot
Infobox Anatomy
Name = PAGENAME
Latin = arcus pedis transversalis
GraySubject = 101
GrayPage = 360
Caption = Skeleton of foot. Medial aspect.
Caption2 = Skeleton of foot. Lateral aspect.
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Precursor =
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DorlandsPre = a_58
DorlandsSuf = 12150685
In addition to the longitudinal arches the foot presents a series of transverse arches.
At the posterior part of the metatarsus and the anterior part of the tarsus the arches are complete, but in the middle of the tarsus they present more the characters of half-domes the concavities of which are directed downward and medialward, so that when the medial borders of the feet are placed in apposition a complete tarsal dome is formed.
The transverse arches are strengthened by the interosseous, plantar, and dorsal ligaments, by the short muscles of the first and fifth toes (especially the transverse head of the Adductor hallucis), and by the Peronæus longus, whose tendon stretches across between the piers of the arches.
ee also
* Flat feet
External links
* [http://www.med.umich.edu/1libr/sma/sma_archpain_art.htm Diagram at umich.edu]
* [http://www.slackbooks.com/excerpts/34914/10-3.gifDiagram at slackbooks.com]
* [http://www.gla.ac.uk/ibls/fab/tutorial/anatomy/arch1.html Overview at gla.ac.uk]
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