page_title: Tarsus (skeleton)
section_title: Human anatomy
hierarchical_section_title: Tarsus (skeleton) / Human anatomy
caption_attribution_description: English: Location of the accessory ossicles of the tarsus. On the left, the plantar aspect of the right foot, on the right the dorsal aspect of the right foot. The more dorsally situated ossicles are shown in closed circles on the right and open circles on the left. The ossicles lying closer to the plantar surface of the foot (the sole) are shown in closed circles on the left and open circles on the right. The half-open circles are situated even more dorsally then the others, being situated just below the medial and lateral malleolus. 1=Os cuneometatarsale I plantare, 2=os uncinatum, 3=os sesamoideum tibialis posterior, 4=os sesamoideum peroneum, 5=os cuboideum secundarium, 6=os trochleare calcanei, 7=os in sinus tarsi, 8=os sustentaculum tali, 9=os talocalcaneale posterius, 10=os aponeurosis plantaris, 11=os subcalcaneum, 12=os sesamoideum tibialis anterior, 13=os cuneometatarsale I tibiale, 14=os intermetatarsale I, 15=os cuneometatarsale II dorsale, 16=os paracuneiforme, 17=os cuneonaviculare, 18=os intercuneiforme, 19=os intermetatarsale IV, 20=/os talonaviculare, 21=os vesalianum pedis, 22=os tibiale externum, 23=os talotibiale dorsale, 24=os supratalare, 25=os calcaneus secundarius, 26=os subtibiale, 27=os subfibulare, 28=os retinaculi, 29=os calcaneus accessorius, 30=os trigonum, 31=os supracalcaneum, 32=os tendinis calcanei
context_page_description: In the human body, the tarsus is a cluster of seven articulating bones in each foot situated between the lower end of the tibia and the fibula of the lower leg and the metatarsus. It is made up of the midfoot and hindfoot.
  The tarsus articulates with the bones of the metatarsus, which in turn articulate with the proximal phalanges of the toes. The joint between the tibia and fibula above and the tarsus below is referred to as the ankle joint.
  In humans the largest bone in the tarsus is the calcaneus, which is the weight-bearing bone within the heel of the foot.
caption: Location of accessory tarsal bones
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