calcaneus in dogs

The postaxial bone of the proximal tarsals series[Phenoscape]. Every claim on this page comes from the Leumas anatomy graph and carries its source.

What the calcaneus is

The postaxial bone of the proximal tarsals series[Phenoscape]. The atlas records it as a bone at the organ scale in the dog.

Where the calcaneus is

It sits in the hindlimb and hindpaw, within the skeletal system. Not positioned individually. Drawn inside the structure this dataset says contains it — the containment is asserted, the exact spot within it is not.

What the calcaneus connects to

The atlas records 21 typed relationships for it, across 5 kinds of connection. part of anatomical structure, anatomical system and appendage, and 11 more.

Supply and innervation

This dataset asserts no arterial supply, venous drainage or innervation for the calcaneus. Only a minority of structures carry those edges here, so an empty answer means nothing has been recorded — not that there is nothing to record.

Also called

Also recorded as calcaneal bone, calcaneum, calcaneus bone, os calcis, calcanei and fibulare, and 2 more. Searching any of those names reaches this page.

Source

Uberon multi-species anatomy ontology (Mungall et al.), CC BY 4.0. Term UBERON:0001450, version 2026-06-19, retrieved 2026-08-24. Licence: CC-BY-4.0.

Questions

Where is the calcaneus?

It sits in the hindlimb and hindpaw, within the skeletal system. Not positioned individually. Drawn inside the structure this dataset says contains it — the containment is asserted, the exact spot within it is not.

What does the calcaneus connect to?

Part of: anatomical structure, anatomical system, appendage, appendage girdle complex, appendicular skeleton and autopod region, and 8 more.

Is the calcaneus the same in other species?

This page describes the dog. The human record of the same structure sits beside it on /compare, over one shared model rather than two atlases built separately.