The oval-shaped tarsal bone found between the talus and the 3 cuneiform bones. [ MP:0009727 http://www.informatics.jax.org/accession/llw2 ]
Synonyms: navicular of pes os naviculare navicular of foot centrale (hind) os naviculare pedis navicular os tarsi centrale navicular bone of foot
Term information
- NCIT:C33162
- AAO:0000924
- galen:Navicular
- BTO:0002356
- MA:0001349
- FMA:24499
- Wikipedia:Navicular_bone
- UMLS:C0223947 (ncithesaurus:Navicular_Bone)
- EMAPA:36180
- SCTID:182100005
uberon_slim, pheno_slim, human_reference_atlas
Oval tarsal element that is located on the center of the mesopodium. It articulates with all other elements of the tarsus except tarsal 5.[AAO]
connections vary depending on species. AAO: Oval tarsal element that is located on the center of the mesopodium. It articulates with all other elements of the tarsus except tarsal 5. In humans: there is a cuboid instead of distal tarsal 4 and 5 - may articulate laterally with the cuboid
Term relations
- centrale
- tarsal bone
- proximally connected to some talus
- distally connected to some distal tarsal bone