ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -Short bones in the human body are often cube-like, their length, width, and height are all about the same. Short bones include the carpal bones of the hands that allow movement of the wrist, and the tarsal bones of the feet that allow movement of the ankle.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bones can be classified according to their shapes. Long bones, such as the femur, are longer than they are wide. Short bones, such as the carpals, are approximately equal in length, width, and thickness. Flat bones are thin, but are often curved, such as the ribs.

Detailed explanation-3: -Structurally, a tarsal is a short bone, meaning its length, width, and thickness are about equal, while a metatarsal is a long bone whose length is greater than its width.

Detailed explanation-4: -The carpals in the wrist (scaphoid, lunate, triquetral, hamate, pisiform, capitate, trapezoid, and trapezium) and the tarsals in the ankles (calcaneus, talus, navicular, cuboid, lateral cuneiform, intermediate cuneiform, and medial cuneiform) are examples of short bones.

Detailed explanation-5: -Tarsal vs Carpal Bones A group of bones that are present in the foot of higher vertebrates are referred to as tarsal bones. A group of bones that form the wrist in higher vertebrates are referred to as carpal bones. Cuboid, medial cuneiform, intermediate cuneiform, lateral cuneiform, navicular, talus and calcaneus.