The metatarsus or metatarsal bones are a group of five long bones in the pes located between the tarsal bones of the hind- and mid-pes and the phalanges of the toes. Lacking individual names, the metatarsal bones are numbered from the medial side (side of big toe): the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth metatarsal. The metatarsals are analogous to the metacarpal bones of the manus. [WP,unvetted]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metatarsal_bone ]
Synonyms: metatarsal
Term information
- MA:0000303
- BTO:0002347
- FMA:24492
- NCIT:C12752
- GAID:193
- Wikipedia:Metatarsal_bone
- EMAPA:32940
- SCTID:302532000
- MESH:D008682
- galen:Metatarsal
- EMAPA:36159
uberon_slim, pheno_slim
Term relations
- bone element
- pedal digit metatarsal endochondral element
- metapodium bone
- pedal digitopodium bone
- hindlimb long bone
- connected to some phalanx of pes
- connected to some tarsal bone
- part of some metatarsus skeleton