The structure of the human foot.

The main functional load in our body belongs to the limbs, especially the distal parts of them (that is, the most distant from the body) - brushes and feet, which have a large volume of various small movements. Evolutionally, such a high functional load on the hands and feet caused their development and improvement. In this way, the unique feature of the human body was formed, in fact, the thumb opposed to the wrist. It is this feature that once allowed a person to develop further and to evolve. Complexly functional hands and feet have their unique structural features, which allow them to perform a huge variety of functions necessary for life. That is why, from the anatomical point of view, the structure of the human foot , like the structure of the hand, is of great interest.

A feature of the structure of the foot is the presence of the so-called arch of the foot. The code performs a very important function - it compensates for the pressure on the limbs. It was the formation that once formed led to the formation of the arch of the foot, in connection with the sharply increased load on the lower limbs.

The structure of the human foot is, in fact, unique, since no animal has the above-mentioned arch. But this is more and more related to physiology and functional loads, as far as the anatomy of the foot itself is concerned , it is represented by ten bones, a large number of ligaments with characteristic names of articulated bone structures and muscles.

The arch of the foot is formed from one transverse arch and five longitudinal. Five longitudinal arches depart from the calcaneus and are attached to the corresponding rays of the foot. The transverse arch is formed due to a peculiar articulation in the anterior part of the five longitudinal ones.

The structure of the human foot, in particular its arch, is largely due to the support of ligaments and muscles, which do not allow the vault to flatten and help in the cushioning function of the foot. In the case of weakening the forming arches of muscles and ligaments, the arch of the foot can flatten, as a result of which flat feet are formed.

The structure of the human foot has one more distinctive feature-the presence of abundant innervation. This, in turn, causes the formation of so-called reflex zones. Reflex zones are nothing more than a crossing of nerve fibers and their neighborhood. This neighborhood determines the bi-directional interaction of completely different nerves. As a result of a cross of nerves from the hands and feet with visceral nerves (those that innervate internal organs) and the corresponding reflex zones of the feet are formed.

Known for a long time and applied to the present time, the technique of influencing certain points of the reflex zones - acupuncture - has enabled people to exert the necessary action on the sensitive parts of the human body surface to stimulate their work.

Acupuncture of the foot is represented by the corresponding maps, which indicate which zone of the foot is to be influenced, in order to produce the desired result. So, the sole of the right foot is responsible for affecting the organs and parts of the body from the right side, and the left, respectively, for affecting the left half of the body parts.

Influencing the acupuncture points of the sole of the foot, specialists exert the necessary influence on the brain, cerebellum, frontal sinuses, pituitary gland, trigeminal nerve, occiput, ear, nose, eyes, shoulders and even individual muscles. As for the impact on internal organs, it is possible to act on any of the organs of the human body by means of acupuncture.