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What is the scientific name for the ankle?
The scientific name for the ankle is "tarsus." It refers to the region of the foot that includes the ankle and the seven tarsal bones that make up the ankle joint.
What is the joint called between the hip and ankle?
The joint between the hip and ankle is called the hip joint and the ankle joint respectively. There is no single joint that connects the hip and ankle directly.
Is the ankle joint normally a stable joint?
yes the ankle is a stable joint.
What kind of joint is found in the hip and the ankle?
The hip joint is a ball and socket joint. The ankle joint is a hinge joint.
Another name for the ankle joint?
The ankle joint is also known as the talocrural joint.
What is the function of the ankle?
There are two ankle joints - the upper ankle joint and the lower ankle joint. The upper ankle joint is a hinge joint and helps in bending and stretching. The lower ankle joint helps in pronation and suppination of the feet.
Is the Abbreviation for ankle joint aj?
The ankle joint is commonly known as the talo-crural joint which is abbreviated to T-C jt.
Joint connecting foot and leg?
The joint that connects the foot to the leg is the ankle joint. It is made up of three bones: the tibia, fibula, and talus. This joint allows for movement such as dorsiflexion (bringing the toes up towards the shin) and plantar flexion (pointing the toes downward).
What is the opposite movement of dorsiflexion in the ankle joint?
Plantarflexion is the opposite movement of dorsiflexion in the ankle joint.
What are the four bones that form the ankle joint?
The four bones that form the ankle joint are the tibia, fibula, talus, and calcaneus. The tibia and fibula are the bones of the lower leg that articulate with the talus, which sits on top of the calcaneus, or heel bone.
What is the ankle mortis?
Ankle mortise is the bony structure formed by the joining of the tibia, fibula, and talus bones in the ankle joint. It provides stability and allows for movement of the ankle joint.
What is your lower leg joint called?
If your referring to the knee joint it is the tibiofemoral joint.
