TARSUS

Tarsus

In tetrapods, the tarsus is a cluster of seven articulating bones in each foot situated between the lower end of tibia and fibula of the lower leg and the metatarsus. In the foot the tarsus articulates with the bones of the metatarsus, which in turn articulate with the bones of the individual toes. The joint between the tibia and fibula above and the tarsus below is referred to as the ankle joint.

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tarsus

Noun

  1. The part of the foot between the tibia and fibula and the metatarsus.
  2. Any of the seven bones in this part of the foot.
  3. The superior or inferior tarsal muscle of the eyelid, responsible for sympathetic control of the eyelid.
  4. In insects and other arthropods, any of a series of articulations in the true foot; the last joint forming the foot in spiders.


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