Head of talus

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Head of talus

Left talus seen from above
Latin	Caput tali
Gray's	subject #63 266

The talus bone of the ankle joint connects the leg to the foot. For descriptive purposes the talus bone is divided into three sections, neck, body and head of talus.

The head of talus looks forward and medialward; its anterior articular or navicular surface is large, oval, and convex. Its inferior surface has two facets, which are best seen in the fresh condition.

The medial, situated in front of the middle calcaneal facet, is convex, triangular, or semi-oval in shape, and rests on the plantar calcaneonavicular ligament; the lateral, named the anterior calcaneal articular surface, is somewhat flattened, and articulates with the facet on the upper surface of the anterior part of the calcaneus.

Additional images

Left talus, from below.
Left talus, medial surface.
Left talus, lateral surface.
Ankle joint. Deep dissection. Anterior view.
Dorsum of Foot. Ankle joint. Deep dissection
Ankle joint. Deep dissection.

References

This article incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy.

Bones of lower limbs (TA A02.5.04–18, GA 2.242–277)

Femur

upper extremity	head fovea neck greater trochanter trochanteric fossa lesser trochanter intertrochanteric line intertrochanteric crest quadrate tubercle

body	linea aspera gluteal tuberosity / third trochanter pectineal line

lower extremity	adductor tubercle patellar surface epicondyles lateral medial condyles lateral medial intercondylar fossa

Crus

Tibia

upper extremity	Gerdy's tubercle condyles lateral medial intercondylar eminence lateral/medial intercondylar tubercle posterior/anterior intercondylar area

body	tuberosity soleal line

lower extremity	medial malleolus fibular notch

Fibula

head
body
lateral malleolus

Other

patella
- apex of patella

Foot

Tarsus	calcaneus sustentaculum tali trochlear process talus body neck head navicular cuboid cuneiform medial intermediate lateral

Metatarsus	1st metatarsal 2nd 3rd 4th 5th

Other	phalanges of the foot

M: BON/CAR

anat (c/f/k/f, u, t/p, l)/phys/devp/cell

noco/cong/tumr, sysi/epon, injr

proc, drug (M5)

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