Limb segment that consists of the long bones of the pes. The metatarsals are analogous to the metacarpal bones of the manus. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metatarsus ]

Synonyms: metatarsal bones set ossa metatarsi[I-V] ossa metatarsalia [I-V] posterior metapodial skeleton set of metatarsals [I-V] metatarsals [I-V] set of metatarsal bones metatarsal skeleton skeleton of metatarsus