What is the pattern of weight transfer during the process of making a step with a human foot?

What will be an ideal response?


The first contact of the foot with the ground at the start of a step is at the calcaneus. Weight is then transferred through the talus to the metatarsals, along the longitudinal arch, then to the base of the phalanges, with the last point of contact being the hallux.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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