tarsal
The bone of the ankle is called Talus.
The ankle-bone is called the talus. It sits below the two leg bones, the tibia and the fibula.
The ankle bone is also known as the talus bone, which is a tarsal bone located between the tibia and fibula in the lower leg and the calcaneus bone in the foot. Its primary function is to transmit weight and forces across the ankle joint.
The leg bone
The common name for the talus is the "ankle bone." It is a crucial bone in the ankle joint, connecting the leg to the foot and allowing for movement and weight-bearing. The talus plays a key role in the overall structure and function of the foot and ankle.
In frogs the ankle bones (or tarsals) are fused to form the astragalus-calcaneum.
Tendonitis.
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.
Yes, the pastern is another name for the ankle bone.
The common name for talus is ankle. Tal- is the related medical terminology combining form.
The ankle is formed by three bones: the tibia, fibula, and talus.
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.