What is the combined length of the longest recorded toenails?
(a) 0.5m (b) 1.2m (c) 2.2m (d) 3.1m The Answers 1. There are 26 bones in each foot. The foot is separated into three areas. The tarsus at the back of the foot has seven bones which act as shock absorbers when the heel strikes the ground during walking and then we move our weight forward onto five long bones called metatarsals in the middle of the foot which join up with very small bones called phalanges at the ball of the foot, allowing the toes to bend upward during walking, pushing us forwards into the next step. There are 14 phalanges with three in each of the small toes and two in the big toe. 2. There are 26 bones in each foot making a total of 52. There are 206 bones in the body in total. Therefore the foot contains approximately 25 per cent of the total. 3. This will vary with your occupation and activity but in total is approximately 115,000 miles. That is approximately five times around the world (although some sources suggest a lower number of average miles which works out to
