Well the main one is the Femur, also the strongest bone in the human body.
Vertebrae
Calcaneus
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In frogs the ankle bones (or tarsals) are fused to form the astragalus-calcaneum.
In frogs the ankle bones (or tarsals) are fused to form the astragalus-calcaneum.
The scientific name for ankle bones is "tarsal bones," which make up the ankle joint along with the tibia and fibula of the lower leg.
The bones specifically involved in the ankle joint are the tibia, fibula and talus. Any of the joints that unite the tarsal bones. (Tarsals)
Tarsal.
tarsals.talus is the name of the ankle bone, Tarsus is the general name for the group of bones of the foot, excluding the bones of the toes. In general, the articulations between the leg bones and the toes.[And just to confuse things, tarsus is also the name of the plate of tissue in your eyelid.]BTW, geologists use talus for the curve of debris at the foot of a cliff - the association is two fold, it has a curve like an ankle; and it is at the foot of the cliff.
arch of the footAnswerMetatarsal bones are a group of five long bones in the top of the foot, located between the toes and the ankle. A common name would be foot.
The tarsus.
The tarsus isn't a single bone; the term describes the bones between the metatarsus (foot) and the leg. This comprises the ankle and heel bones in humans.
Tibiotalar joint
The ankle-bone is called the talus. It sits below the two leg bones, the tibia and the fibula.
The scientific name for the carpals are carpals.