Tarsus (skeleton)

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In tetrapods, the tarsi are the cluster of bones in the foot between the tibia and fibula and the metatarsus. The bones of the tarsus do not belong to individual toes, whereas those of the metatarsus do. The joint between the tibia and fibula and the tarsus is called the ankle.

In humans

The seven tarsal bones are:

• the talus bone (articulates with leg bones)
• the calcaneus bone (heel)
• the three cuneiform bones
• the cuboid bone
• the navicular bone

In other animals

The tarsus is known as the hock in many domestic mammals. The tarus is also known as the Tarsal, and is part of the ankle joint. Most long-footed tetrapods have an elongated metatarsus. The tarsier instead has an elongated tarsus, hence the name.

In insects, the tarsi are the short segments which appear in series after the tibia. It is the part that functions as the foot.

Additional images

CT 3D human Foot Skin and Bone

Lower extremity

Skeleton of foot. Medial aspect.

Skeleton of foot. Lateral aspect.

External links

• Diagram, identifying bones
• Norman/Georgetown xrayslowerlimb (xrayfootdorsal)

v • d • e Bones of lower limbs
Femur	head of femur (fovea capitis femoris) · neck of femur · greater trochanter · trochanteric fossa · lesser trochanter · tubercle of the femur · intertrochanteric line · intertrochanteric crest · linea quadrata body (linea aspera, third trochanter, pectineal line, adductor tubercle) lower extremity (lateral condyle, medial condyle, lateral epicondyle, medial epicondyle, patellar surface)
Tibia	upper extremity medial condyle · lateral condyle · intercondyloid eminence · tuberosity of the tibia · posterior intercondyloid fossa · anterior intercondyloid fossa body soleal line lower extremity medial malleolus
Fibula	head of fibula · body of fibula · lateral malleolus
Tarsus	calcaneus (sustentaculum tali, trochlear process) · talus · navicular · cuboid · cuneiform (medial, intermediate, lateral)
Metatarsus	1st metatarsal · 2nd · 3rd · 4th · 5th
Other	patella · phalanges of the foot

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