The places where many bones are present is called confluences. Confluence of bones are fourteen in number. They include ankle(gulpha), knee(janu) and groin(vankshana ) in lower limbs and their counter parts wrist(manibandha), elbow(kurpara) and axilla(kaksha) in upper limbs on each side. One is in the lower back(trika) and the other on skull(shira) [Su. Sa. ShariraSthana 5/16] | The places where many bones are present is called confluences. Confluence of bones are fourteen in number. They include ankle(gulpha), knee(janu) and groin(vankshana ) in lower limbs and their counter parts wrist(manibandha), elbow(kurpara) and axilla(kaksha) in upper limbs on each side. One is in the lower back(trika) and the other on skull(shira) [Su. Sa. ShariraSthana 5/16] |