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What is the name of the ankle joint?

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What is the scientific name for the ankle?

The scientific name for the ankle is "tarsus." It refers to the region of the foot that includes the ankle and the seven tarsal bones that make up the ankle joint.


Is tarsals another word for ankle?

No. Ankle is talocrural joint and tarsals are bones in the foot.


What is the proper name for Ankle?

The proper anatomical name for the ankle is the "talocrural joint." This joint connects the tibia and fibula of the lower leg to the talus bone of the foot, allowing for movement and stability. It is commonly referred to as the ankle joint in both medical and everyday terminology.


What is the joint called between the hip and ankle?

The joint between the hip and ankle is called the hip joint and the ankle joint respectively. There is no single joint that connects the hip and ankle directly.


Is the ankle joint normally a stable joint?

yes the ankle is a stable joint.


What is the name of the joint between the thigh and the ankle?

it is callled the tibia


What kind of joint is found in the hip and the ankle?

The hip joint is a ball and socket joint. The ankle joint is a hinge joint.


What is the function of the ankle?

There are two ankle joints - the upper ankle joint and the lower ankle joint. The upper ankle joint is a hinge joint and helps in bending and stretching. The lower ankle joint helps in pronation and suppination of the feet.


Is the Abbreviation for ankle joint aj?

The ankle joint is commonly known as the talo-crural joint which is abbreviated to T-C jt.


What is another name for the ankle?

Cankle.


What is the opposite movement of dorsiflexion in the ankle joint?

Plantarflexion is the opposite movement of dorsiflexion in the ankle joint.