The Musculoskeletal System
Lesson 2: Diseases and Disorders of the Feet
Section I: Skeletal and Muscular Structure of the Feet
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2-2. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
The feet are subject to a wide range of system diseases and disorders that are also common to other body parts. These diseases and disorders are vascular, musculoskeletal, or nervous in nature. The feet are particularly prone to diseases and disorders brought about as a result of pressure or fungal infection. Look at figures 2-1 through 2-7 that show the skeletal and muscular structure of the feet for an understanding of the foot problems in this lesson.
Figure 2-1. Side view of the right foot.
Figure 2-2. Top view of the right foot.
Figure 2-3. Front view of superficial muscles that move the foot and toes.
Figure 2-4. Front view of superficial muscles that move the foot and toes.
Figure 2-5. Top side view of superfacial muscles that move foot/toes.
Figure 2-6. Back view of superficial muscles that move the foot and toes.
Figure 2-7. Back vie of deep muscles that move the foot and toes.
