Foot
The foot (plural feet) is an anatomical structure found in many vertebrates. It is the terminal portion of a limb which bears weight and allows locomotion. In many animals with feet, the foot is a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg made up of one or more segments or bones, generally including claws or nails.
Structure
The human foot is a strong and complex mechanical structure containing 26 bones, 33 joints (20 of which are actively articulated), and more than a hundred muscles, tendons, and ligaments. The joints of the foot are the ankle and subtalar joint and the interphalangeal articulations of the foot.
An anthropometric study of 1197 North American adult Caucasian males (mean age 35.5 years) found that a man's foot length was 26.3 cm with a standard deviation of 1.2 cm.
The foot can be subdivided into the hindfoot, the midfoot, and the forefoot:
The hindfoot is composed of the talus (or ankle bone) and the calcaneus (or heel bone). The two long bones of the lower leg, the tibia and fibula, are connected to the top of the talus to form the ankle. Connected to the talus at the subtalar joint, the calcaneus, the largest bone of the foot, is cushioned inferiorly by a layer of fat.
Foot (furniture)
A foot is the floor level termination of furniture legs. Legless furniture may be slightly raised off of the floor by their feet.
Types of feet
The types of feet include:
Types of Leg
Ball feet
Ball feet
Bracket foot base
Bracket foot base
19th century bracket feet
19th century bracket feet
Bun feet
Bun feet
Claw foot
Claw foot
Claw-and-ball foot
Claw-and-ball foot
Claw and ball feet
Claw and ball feet
Cabriole legs with claw-and-ball feet
Cabriole legs with claw-and-ball feet
Cloven feet
Cloven feet
Club feet
Club feet
French feet
French feet
Lion's paw foot and acanthus leaf scroll
Mollusca
The molluscs or mollusks/ˈmɒləsks/ compose the large phylum of invertebrate animals known as the Mollusca. Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. Molluscs are the largest marine phylum, comprising about 23% of all the named marine organisms. Numerous molluscs also live in freshwater and terrestrial habitats. They are highly diverse, not just in size and in anatomical structure, but also in behaviour and in habitat. The phylum is typically divided into 9 or 10 taxonomic classes, of which two are entirely extinct. Cephalopod molluscs, such as squid, cuttlefish and octopus, are among the most neurologically advanced of all invertebrates—and either the giant squid or the colossal squid is the largest known invertebrate species. The gastropods (snails and slugs) are by far the most numerous molluscs in terms of classified species, and account for 80% of the total. The scientific study of molluscs is called malacology.
Autodesk Media and Entertainment
Autodesk Media and Entertainment, including the former company Discreet Logic, is based in Montreal, Quebec as the entertainment division of Autodesk. Autodesk Media and Entertainment provides animation and visual effects products, and was formed by the combination of multiple acquisitions. This division produces software used in feature films, television commercials and computer games. It also provides products for management and distribution to complement its primary product line. It also resells hard disks and sells certain Linux software with bundled computers.
History
Discreet Logic
Montreal-based Discreet Logic was founded in 1991 by former Softimage Company sales director Richard Szalwinski, to commercialize the 2D compositor Eddie, licensed from Australian production company Animal Logic. Eddie was associated with Australian software engineer Bruno Nicoletti, who later founded visual effects software company The Foundry, in London, England. In 1992, Discreet Logic entered into a European distribution agreement with Softimage, and shifted its focus on Flame, one of the first software-only image compositing products, developed by Australian Gary Tregaskis. Flame, which was originally named Flash, was first shown at NAB in 1992, ran on the Silicon Graphics platform, and became the company's flagship product.
Vex
Vex may refer to:
Technology
Fiction
Other uses
See also
- Z.Vex Fuzz Factory, a brand of fuzz box used for musical effects
Vex (album)
Vex is a reggae album released by Steel Pulse in September, 1994. It is Steel Pulse's ninth studio album. It was their first album without founding member Alphonso Martin.
The album peaked at #7 on the Billboard Top Reggae Album charts.
Track listing
References
Vex, Switzerland
Vex is a municipality and capital of the district of Hérens in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
Geography
Vex has an area, as of 2009, of 13 square kilometers (5.0 sq mi). Of this area, 4.17 km2 (1.61 sq mi) or 32.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 6.17 km2 (2.38 sq mi) or 47.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.71 km2 (0.66 sq mi) or 13.2% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.07 km2 (17 acres) or 0.5% is either rivers or lakes and 0.87 km2 (0.34 sq mi) or 6.7% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 7.2% and transportation infrastructure made up 4.8%. Out of the forested land, 38.6% of the total land area is heavily forested and 7.7% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 0.2% is used for growing crops and 18.3% is pastures, while 2.5% is used for orchards or vine crops and 11.0% is used for alpine pastures. All the water in the municipality is flowing water. Of the unproductive areas, 5.7% is unproductive vegetation.
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