Central tarsal bone
Os tarsi centrale
Lies between the talus and the distal row of tarsal bones and holds the two rows together.
- System
- Bone
- Region
- Pelvic limb
- Sides
- Paired: left and right
Measured on the specimen
What the central tarsal bone is in contact with in the model itself, with the share of the other structure’s surface it covers. A contact is not always a joint: bones that simply lie against one another are in this list too.
- Os tarsale II16%
- Talus5%
- Third tarsal bone5%
Measured on the left side.
Terminology
- English
- Central tarsal bone
- Latin (NAV)
- Os tarsi centrale
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
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