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Human Anatomy and Physiology - High School
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Human Anatomy and Physiology - Middle School
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The tibia articulates with the femur at its proximal end, with the fibula and the tarsal bones at its distal end.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
He had “marked flexure of the carpal and tarsal joints of all four limbs”—that is, hooked legs.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 5, 2017
This area corresponds to ligaments that connect the tarsal or midfoot bones.”
From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2012
A bone in his foot, called the tarsal scaphoid, started to deform, causing intense pain.
From Time ● Aug. 26, 2011
The tarsal fold is low and extends about half the length of the tarsus; the first and second fingers are subequal in length; the tibiotarsal articulation extends beyond the tip of the snout.
From A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico by William E. Duellman
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