APPLIED RADIOLOGICAL ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -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: -The tarsal bones are 7 in number. They are named the calcaneus, talus, cuboid, navicular, and the medial, middle, and lateral cuneiforms.

Detailed explanation-3: -carpal bone, any of several small angular bones that in humans make up the wrist (carpus), and in horses, cows, and other quadrupeds the “knee” of the foreleg. They correspond to the tarsal bones of the rear or lower limb.

Detailed explanation-4: -Your wrist is made up of eight small bones (carpal bones) plus two long bones in your forearm-the radius and the ulna.