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Sole (other)
Sole may refer to: * Sole (foot), the bottom of the foot * Sole (shoe), the bottom supporting member of the shoe Business * Sole proprietorship, a business which legally has no separate existence from its owner * Corporation sole, in English law, a legal entity consisting of a single person ("sole") * Sole Technology, an American footwear company specializing in skateboarding shoes Fish * Sole (fish), one of several species and groups of flatfishes: * Soleidae, the family of the "true soles" ** ''Solea solea'', the common or Dover sole, used in European cooking * American sole, the family Achiridae * Tonguefish, or tongue sole, in the family Cynoglossidae * Several species of righteye flounder in the family Pleuronectidae: ** Lemon sole ** ''Microstomus pacificus'' (Pacific Dover sole) People * Solé (surname), a French and Spanish surname * Sole (hip hop artist) (born 1977), hip-hop emcee and co-founder of the Anticon record label * Solé (born 1973), American rapper and former ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sole (foot)
The sole is the bottom of the foot. In humans the sole of the foot is anatomically referred to as the plantar aspect. Structure The glabrous skin on the sole of the foot lacks the hair and pigmentation found elsewhere on the body, and it has a high concentration of sweat pores. The sole contains the thickest layers of skin on the body due to the weight that is continually placed on it. It is crossed by a set of creases that form during the early stages of embryonic development. Like those of the palm, the sweat pores of the sole lack sebaceous glands. The sole is a sensory organ by which we can perceive the ground while standing and walking. The subcutaneous tissue in the sole has adapted to deal with the high local compressive forces on the heel and the ball (between the toes and the arch) by developing a system of "pressure chambers." Each chamber is composed of internal fibrofatty tissue covered by external collagen connective tissue. The septa (internal walls) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
