OSTEOLOGY. 

 The neck, best seen on dorsal surface, passes from the front of the body and 



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Fm. 257. THE RIGHT TALUS. A. Dorsal surface ; B. Plantar surface. 



1. GROOVE FOR FLEX. HALLUCIS LONG. 



2. MEDIAL TUBERCLE. 



3. TROCHLEA. 



4. BODY. 



5. FOR ARTICULATION WITH MEDIAL 



MALLEOLUS. 



6. HEAD. 



7. FOR ARTICULATION WITH NA VICULAR. 



8. NECK. 



9. FOR ARTICULATION WITH LATERAL 

 MALLEOLUS. 



10. SURFACE AGAINST WHICH THE 



POSTERIOR TALO-FIBULAR LIGA- 

 MENT RESTS. 



11. PROCESSUS POSTERIOR. 



12. PROCESSUS POSTERIOR. 



13. POSTERIOR, MIDDLE, AND ANTERIOR 



FACETS FOR CALCANEUS. 



14. FOR ARTICULATION WITH NAVI- 



CULAR. 



15. SURFACE RESTING ON PLANTAR 



CALCANEO-NA VICULAR LIGA- 

 MENT. 



16. SULCUS TALI. 



17. GROOVE FOR FLEXOR HALLUCIS 



LONOUS. 

 IS. MEDIAL TUBERCLE. 



inclines towards the medial side. It is confluent with the medial surface in front 



L6 



JO 



C D 



FIG. 258. THE RIGHT TALUS. C. Seen from the lateral side ; D. Seen from the medial side. 



1. PROCESSUS POSTERIOR. 



2. GROOVE FOR FLEXOR HALLUCIS 



LONGUS. 



3. MEDIAL TUBERCLE. 



4. SURFACE AGAINST WHICH THE 



POSTERIOR TALO-FIBULAR LIGA- 

 MENT RESTS. 



5. TROCHLEA FOR TIBIA. 



6. FOR ARTICULATION WITH 



LATERAL MALLEOLUS. 



7. NECK. 8. HEAD. 



9. FOR ARTICULATION WITH 

 NAVICULAR. 



10. SULCUS TALI. 



11. ANTERIOR, MIDDLE, AND 



POSTERIOR FACETS FOR CAL- 

 CANEUS. 



12. BODY. 



13. SURFACE RESTING ON PLANTAR 



CALCANEO - NAVICULAR LIGA- 

 MENT. 



14. FOR ARTICULATION WITH NAVI- 



CULAR. 



15. HEAD. 



16. NECK. 



17. TROCHLEA FOR TIBIA. 



18. FOR ARTICULATION WITH MEDIAL 



MALLEOLUS. 



19. BODY. 



20. IMPRESSION FOR DELTOID LIGA- 



MENT. 



21. MEDIAL TUBERCLE. 



22. GROOVE FOR FLEXOR HALLUCIS 



LONGUS. 



23. PROCESSUS POSTERIOR. 



24. SULCUS TALI. 



25. POSTERIOR AND MIDDLE FACETS 



FOR CALCANEUS. 



of the medial malleolar facet, and laterally forms a wide groove, which becomes 

 continuous on the plantar surface with the lateral end of the interosseous groove. 



