talus

Summary

talus ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,175 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• talus is a type of particular anatomical entity^[2].
• talus is a type of human bone^[3].
• talus is a type of short bone^[4].
• talus is a type of endochondral bone^[5].
• talus is part of tarsal bones^[6].
• talus's Commons category is recorded as Talus^[7].
• talus comprises head of talus^[8].
• talus comprises neck of talus^[9].
• talus comprises body of talus^[10].
• talus comprises talar sulcus^[11].
• talus's described by source is recorded as Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)^[12].
• talus's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[13].
• talus's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[14].
• talus's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C52799^[15].
• talus's connects with is recorded as tibia^[16].
• talus's connects with is recorded as fibula^[17].
• talus's connects with is recorded as navicular bone^[18].
• talus's connects with is recorded as calcaneus^[19].
• talus's connects with is recorded as anterior talofibular ligament^[20].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include particular anatomical entity^[2], human bone^[3], short bone^[4], and endochondral bone^[5].

Use and Application

Components include head of talus^[8]; neck of talus^[9], a zone of bone organ^[21]; body of talus^[10]; and talar sulcus^[11]. talus is part of tarsal bones^[6].

Why It Matters

talus ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,175 views/month).^[1] talus has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[22] talus is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[23]