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TARSE [4 records]

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Record 1 2017-01-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Bones and Joints
Universal entry(ies)
ossa tarsi
Latin
ossa tarsalia
Latin
A02.5.09.001
classification system code, see observation
DEF

... the seven small bones of the human ankle ...

OBS

tarsal bones: term derived from the Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A02.5.09.001: Terminologia Anatomica identifying number.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Os et articulations
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
ossa tarsi
Latin
ossa tarsalia
Latin
A02.5.09.001
classification system code, see observation
DEF

Ensemble des sept os de la cheville.

OBS

os du tarse : terme dérivé de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

A02.5.09.001 : numéro d'identification de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Morfología y fisiología general
  • Huesos y articulaciones
Entrada(s) universal(es)
ossa tarsi
Latin
ossa tarsalia
Latin
A02.5.09.001
classification system code, see observation
DEF

Elemento subterminal de las extremidades de ciertas especies.

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Record 2 2011-10-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Birds
DEF

The lower part of the leg just above the foot, formed by a fusion of the tarsus and metatarsus.

OBS

"Tarsometatarsus" is the preferred scientific term.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oiseaux
DEF

Partie inférieure de la patte de l'oiseau où se rattachent les doigts, formée par la fusion des tarses et métatarses.

CONT

[...] le caractère essentiel du membre postérieur, ou «patte», de l'oiseau [...] est la constitution d'un os long unique, le tarso-métatarsien, provenant de la fusion, durant la vie embryonnaire, de tous les os du tarse et du métatarse.

OBS

Du point de vue scientifique, il est préférable d'utiliser le terme «tarso-métatarse» ou «tarsométatarsien».

Spanish

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Record 3 2003-09-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
  • Reptiles and Amphibians
CONT

The bones ... of the ankle [of tetrapods] comprise the tarsus.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
  • Reptiles et amphibiens
DEF

Partie du squelette du pied [des tétrapodes] constituée par une double rangée d'os courts située au-dessous de la jambe (astragale, calcanéum, cuboïde, scaphoïde et les trois cunéiformes).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Huesos y articulaciones
  • Reptiles y anfibios
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Record 4 1977-06-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
CONT

In worker bees hairs on the tarsi of the forelegs are used to brush pollen from flowers. The tarsi of the forelegs and middle legs are used to brush pollen from the hairs of the body of the bee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
CONT

Tous les articles du tarse sont fortement pourvus de poils constituant de véritables brosses servant à retenir les grains de pollen.

Spanish

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