The tarsal bones
Ossa tarsi
The bones of the hock: the talus, which the tibia rides on, the calcaneus, which makes the heel, and the row of small bones in front of them.
- Region
- Pelvic limb
- Members
- 6
- With a page
- 3
How they differ along the set
What changes from one end of the series to the other, which is most of what there is to know about any one of them.
- The calcaneus is the largest bone of the foot and forms the heel; it lies on the lateral side of the foot, and its proximal end is grooved for the tendon of Achilles.Reighard & Jennings 1901, the bones of the hind limb
- The talus lies between the calcaneus and the tibia.Reighard & Jennings 1901, the bones of the hind limb
- The talus meets the boat-shaped central tarsal bone in front of it.Reighard & Jennings 1901, the bones of the hind limb
- The central tarsal bone carries the small tarsal bones of the distal row on its distal surface.Reighard & Jennings 1901, the bones of the hind limb
- The fourth tarsal bone is roughly a cube.Reighard & Jennings 1901, the bones of the hind limb
The members
In order along the set. Any one of them can be singled out in the model above, with the picker beneath it. The ones that are taught by name have a page of their own.
- TalusTalusHas a page
- CalcaneusCalcaneusHas a page
- Central tarsal boneOs tarsi centraleHas a page
- Second tarsal boneOs tarsale II
- Third tarsal boneOs tarsale III
- Fourth tarsal boneOs tarsale IV