Endochondral tarsal bone articulating with centralia and metatarsal 3. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lateral_cuneiform_bone VSAO:0005054 ]

Synonyms: tarsal 3 distal tarsal 3 bone cuneiforme 3 lateral cuneiform bone lateral cuneiform os cuneiforme laterale external cuneiform bone of foot third cuneiform bone ectocuneiforme os tarsale III external cuneiform

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Term information

database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, human_reference_atlas

latin term
os tarsale III [ NominaAnatomicaVeterinaria:2005 ]

latin term
os cuneiforme laterale [ NominaAnatomicaVeterinaria:2005 ]

comment

The lateral cuneiform (also known as third cuneiform / external cuneiform) intermediate in size between the other two cuneiform bones, is also wedge-shaped, the base being uppermost. It occupies the center of the front row of the tarsal bones, between the second cuneiform medially, the cuboid laterally, the navicular posteriorly and the third metatarsal in front. [WP,unvetted]

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/52/Gray291.png

external comment

In some types, the cuneiform is found as two or three bones, in which case the more anterior ('dorsal' in dorsal/plantar terminology) is the ectocuneiform, while the more posterior or plantar bones are the mesocuneiform and entocuneiform.[Palaeos]

external definition

Small element that articulates anteriorly with metatarsal III. It may be fused to tarsal 2.[AAO]

has related synonym

os cuneiforme tertium

3rd cuneiform

foor distal carpal bone 3

distal tarsal 3

os cuneiforme laterale

ossa cuneiforme laterale

id

UBERON:0001454

present in taxon

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9606