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The navicular bone has two functions: * To protect the joint and tendons from pressure and concussion (the navicular bone acts as a pulley on the deep digital flexor tendon, which takes some of the stress off the coffin bone). * To act as a valve for blood flow to the coffin bone and corium inside the hoof. reference: http://www.recoveryeq.com/navicular_horses.htm
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How many navicular bones does a horse have?
A horse has 4 navicular bones and they are located in the hoof
What is the function of the navicular bone in the ankle?
Navicular bone is situated on the medial side of foot. The function of the navicular bone is to distribute the weight of the body evenly through the bones in the foot. Arteries running through the foot are also held together by these bones.
Where will you find the cuboid and navicular bones?
In the foot
What African animal has navicular foot bones?
The Zebra
What is the function of the Medial Cuneiform?
Like other tarsal bones, this bone plays a role in motion and support of the body. Additionally, the medial cuneiform touches four other bones: the intermediate cuneiform bone, the navicular, and two metatarsal bones.
What is another name for the tarsals bone?
There are seven tarsal bones: three cuneiform bones, the cuboid, navicular, talus, and calcaneus.
Seven bones that make up the heel ankle and arch called the?
Tarsal bones. Individually they are the Talus, Calcaneus, Navicular, Cudboid and the Cuneforms 1-3.
What type of joint is at the navicular radial joint?
The navicular bone is sometimes referred to scaphoid bone, which is one of the carpal bones in the wrist. It is also called the radiocarpal joint when it is associated with th radius and the lunate, another carpal bone. The three bones the form an ellipsoidal joint.
Give a list of the tarsal bones?
The 'tarsus' is a cluster of seven articulating bones in each foot. The bones that make up the tarsus, i.e. tarsal bones are: medial cuneiform, intermediate cuneiform, lateral cuneiform, navicular, cuboid, talus, and calcaneus.
What group of bones are the tarsal?
The Tarsus consists of 7 bones in the foot: talus, calcaneus, navicular, cuboid, medial cuneiform, intermediate cuneiform, lateral cuneiform.
What are the names of the bones in the Tarsals in the human tarsals?
The tarsal bones are the bone of the ankle, heel and upper foot. Technically the ankle joint is the connection between the tibia and fibula (leg bones) and the talus, or ankle bone.
What are the names of the small bones in the ankle and foot?
The small bones in the foot and ankle are called tarsal bones. There are seven tarsal bones: calcaneus, talus, cuboid, navicular, and the three cuneiform bones (medial, intermediate, and lateral).
