The other joints of the foot that lie between the ankle and the long toe bones are gliding joints and and are capable of very minimal movement. Gliding joints are bones that are really only attached by cartilage. They are barely joints at all. They can just lightly glide in any direction, but only a very little bit. However, when you have many gliding joints together, such as in the foot, they can provide a decent amount of mobility.
Lets look at how it's put together.
Click here to see a picture. We will discuss the actions of these compartments generally. Please know there are exceptions to this, but we are going to say that each compartment performs one main action on the foot. Take a moment to look at the pictures of the musculature of the lower leg. We use these muscles every time we take a step.