Seven bones form the compact arrangement of the ankle, or tarsus, and the heel. These |tarsal bones| include the navicular, the three cuneiform, the cuboid, the |talus|, and the |calcaneus| (which also forms the heel) bones. These |tarsal bones| are arranged generally in two rows, the proximal (nearer the body) and distal (nearer the toes). The distal |tarsals| articulate with the five |metatarsals|.
