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MeSH Heading: Tarsus, Animal
Tree Number(s): A13.473.821
Unique ID: D013643
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013643
Annotation: use for ankle of non-primate vertebrates; tarsal joints of animals does not go here: use TARSAL JOINTS
Scope Note: The region in the hindlimb of a quadruped, corresponding to the human ANKLE.
Entry Term(s): Hock
Public MeSH Note: 1988; see HINDLIMB 1968-87; for HOCK see HINDLIMB 1997-2001, see HOCK 1991-1996, see HINDLIMB 1975-1990
History Note: 1988(1968); for HOCK see HINDLIMB 1975-2001
Date Established: 1988/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2013/07/09

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Tarsus, Animal MeSH Descriptor Data 2025