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The heel bone is also known as?

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As the largest bone in the foot the calcaneus is also known by what name particularly if it belongs to a scoundrel?

HEEL


What kind of bone is the calcaneus?

The calcaneus is the name for the bone that makes the heel. It forms a large bulbous projection from the posterior and inferior part of the foot to which the calcaneal tendon (or Achilles tendon) attaches.


What is The junction of the foot bones and the tibia?

The tibia attaches to the largest tarsal of the foot, the calcaneous bone, also known as the heel bone.


The largest tarsal bones in the body?

The largest tarsal bone in the human body is the calcaneus, or heel bone.


A calcium deposit in the plantar fascia near its attachment to the calcaneus heel bone is known as?

Heel Spur


What is calcaneous?

The Calcaneal is the heel bone in the foot. It's also the largest bone in the human foot. It also is the name given to the corresponding bones in other mammals.


What muscle is the Achilles tendon attached?

The Achilles tendon is attached to the calf muscle (gastrocnemius). It is also attached to the heel bone (calcaneus). Achilles tendon is also known as the calcaneal tendon (calcaneal hence the heel bone calcaneus).


What is the heel bone bone?

calcaneus


What is the medical term meaning inflammation of the heel bone?

Calcanitis is inflammation of the heel bone.


What forms the heel of the foot?

Calcaneous is the heel bone and it is the largest bone in the human foot.


The inelastic connective tissue that attaches a muscle in the lower leg to a heel bone is known as?

Tendon


A thickening on the surface of the calcaneus bone that causes severe pain when standing is known as?

A heel spur