<prompt> The most impoant factor for maintaining arches of the foot isShapes of bonesLigaments of plantar aponeurosisTendons of musclesIntearsal joints  <response>: Factors in maintaining arches of foot are1 The shape of the bones concerned.2 intersegmental tiesstaples or ligaments and muscles that hold the different segments of the arch together.3 Tie beams or bowstrings that connect the two ends of the arch.4 Slings that keep the summit of the arch pulled up.5 SuspensionThe longitudinal arches are prevented from flattening by the plantar aponeurosis, and by the muscles of the first layer of the sole.Ref: Vishram Singh; Volume II; 2nd edition 