How many bones are there in a human foot and ankle?

The human foot consists of 26 bones and 33 joints: it's a complex structure. It also contains more than 100 muscles, ligaments and tendons. The foot bears weight and allows animals and humans to move. The foot can be subdivided into the hindfoot, the midfoot, and the forefoot:

Can you imagine a loaded cement truck? It weights hundreds of tons! After a day of walking the forces on our feet can total the same! Just think how strong our feet are!

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Michael Bean

Question is incorrect 26 bones are in the foot 7 are in the ankle, The question asks how many are in both...misleading!!!!!

Nicole Toma-Tolman

No. Only because they said, "a human bone and ankle." Singular. But it's still wrong, because they didn't count the ankle at all in their own answer.

Larry Freeman

In the human foot and ankle there are 7 ankle bones; the talus, calcaneus (heel bone), navicular cuboid, internal cuneiform, middle cuneiform and external cuneiform; 5 metatarsals (cylindrical bones extending from the heel to the toes.) and 14 phalanges (toe bones) for a total of 26 bones--TOTAL.

Kitty White

The question is correct. There are 26 bones total in the foot including the ankle. Each foot contains 7 tarsal(ankle bones), 5 metatarsals(instep bones), and 14 phalanges(toe bones) for a total of 26.