There are seven tarsal bones: three cuneiform bones, the cuboid, navicular, talus, and calcaneus.
The tarsals are just another name for the ankles.
a bone in the foot?
The tibia is the scientific name of the shinbone.
The cuneiforms are tarsals.
In frogs the ankle bones (or tarsals) are fused to form the astragalus-calcaneum.
Tarsals
Metacarpals
No. Ankle is talocrural joint and tarsals are bones in the foot.
The ankle-bone is called the talus. It sits below the two leg bones, the tibia and the fibula.
Another name for bone formation is ossification.
Another name for your back bone is a spine.
Yes, the femur is proximal to the tarsals. The femur is the long bone in the thigh, which is closer to the trunk of the body, while the tarsals are the bones in the foot, which are distal to the femur.