Foraminifera (âhole bearersâ), foraminifers or forams for short, are a large phylum of amoeboid protozoans (single celled) with reticulating pseudopods, fine strands of cytoplasm that branch and merge to form a dynamic net.
Structure of the Forefoot. The forefoot is one of the three primary regions of the foot, in addition to the midfoot and the rearfoot (or hindfoot). It is composed of tendons, ligaments, soft tissue and 19 bones in five toes, also known as the phalanges. Phalanges.
All 5 of these bones are collectively known as the Tarsals and form the arch of the foot. The forefoot is made up of 5 Metatarsals (labelled 1-5 starting at the big toe), and 14 Phalanges, 3 forming each toe with the exception of the big toe (or Hallux) which only has 2 Phalanges.