Tarsal Bone

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Contents 1 More Specific Terms 2 Introduction 3 More General Terms 4 References

More Specific Terms

• calcaneus (heel bone)
• cuboid bone (cuboideum)
• cuneiform bone (wedge bone)
• intermediate cuneiform bone (tarsal triquetrum, 2nd cuneiform)
• lateral cuneiform bone (3rd cuneiform)
• medial cuneiform bone (1st cuneiform)
• navicular bone
• talus (ankle bone)

Introduction

• One of the 7 bones of the instep (foot).
• talus
• calcaneus
• navicular
• lateral cuneiform
• medial cuneiform
• intermediate cuneiform ( triquetrum)
• cuboid bone

More General Terms

• anatomy

References

Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999

tarsal bone