navicular bone

Structure

• flattened, medial tarsal bone, concave on its posterior surface to accomodate the head of the talus & convex on its anterior surface to articulate with the 3 cuneiform bones.

Articulation

• lateral cuneiform
• medial cuneiform
• intermediate cuneiform (triquetrum)
• talus

Notes

• in the older literature, navicular may refer to the scaphoid bone of the hand

More general terms

• bone

Additional terms

• tarsal bone

Component of

• foot

Components

• tuberosity of navicular bone