Fig. 1From: The effect of menstrual cycle phase on foot skin temperature during mild local cooling in young womenSchema of the left (A) and right (B) feet. A Left foot. Filled circles denote locations at which skin temperature (Tsk) was measured; specifically, at the large (a), second (b), third (c), fourth (d), and little toe (e), respectively; at the medial (f), central (g), and lateral surfaces (h) of the head of the metatarsal bone areas; at the medial (i), central (j), and lateral surfaces (k) of the tarsometatarsal joint areas; at the medial (l), central (m), and lateral (n) surfaces of the transverse tarsal joint areas in the dorsum of the foot. Filled and white triangles denote places at which the laser Doppler flowmetry probe was placed. B Right foot. The rectangle denotes application of the cooling mediumBack to article page