EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Short bones, or cuboidal bones, are bones that are the same width and length, giving them a cube-like shape. For example, the bones of the wrist (carpals) and ankle (tarsals) are short bones (Figure 1).

Detailed explanation-2: -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-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: -The tarsal bones consist of seven short bones located at the proximal region of the foot. They are arranged in proximal and distal rows. 1. Calcaneus bone: The largest tarsal bone that projects posteriorly as the heel.