tarsals

Bones near heel

Tarsals are the seven bones that form the ankle and rear part of the foot, connecting the leg bones to the metatarsals.

They include the talus, calcaneus (heel bone), and five smaller bones that create the foot's arch structure.

She fractured one of her tarsals in the fall.

anatomy

calcaneus

Posterior foot bone

talusAnkle's main bone
navicularBoat-shaped bone
cuboidSix-sided rectangular solid

cuneiform · phalanges · ankle · skeleton · osteology · ossification · mineralization · collagen · marrow · periosteum

foot

arch

Curved spanning structure

heelFoot's rear underside
instepFoot's upper arch
soleFoot's bottom surface

ankle · midfoot · hindfoot · forefoot · plantar · dorsal · weight-bearing · shoe · orthotic · insole

movement

gait

Locomotion pattern

strideExtended single footstep
stepFoot movement forward
walkingLocomotion on foot

running · ambulation · mobility · balance · stability · propulsion · stance · footstrike · biomechanics · kinetics

Categories

body partsarm, leg, hand, back, chest
bonesskull, femur, tibia, skulls, humerus
musculoskeletalbone, bones, muscle, muscles, joint
skeletal systemskull, femur, tibia, fibula, humerus
feettoe, heel, sole, arch, ankle
hands and feethand, foot, fingers, toes, thumb

Opposites

anatomical location in limbs

tarsalscarpals

Wrist's skeletal components

carpal bones · metacarpals

position within the foot skeleton

tarsalsphalanges

Bones of fingers, toes

Family

tarsal, metatarsals, metatarsal

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