Metatarsal bones

Metatarsal bones
Metatarsal bones
	Skeleton of foot. Superior view. Metatarsals shown in green
	Skeleton of left foot. Lateral aspect. Metatarsals shown in purple
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Identifiers
Latin	metatarsus; pl. ossa metatarsi (also: ossa metatarsalia)
MeSH	D008682
TA98	A02.5.17.001
TA2	1495
FMA	71340
	Anatomical terms of bone

The metatarsal bones or metatarsus (pl.: metatarsi) are a group of five long bones in the midfoot, located between the tarsal bones (which form the heel and the ankle) and the phalanges (toes). Lacking individual names, the metatarsal bones are numbered from the medial side (the side of the great toe): the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth metatarsal (often depicted with Roman numerals). The metatarsals are analogous to the metacarpal bones of the hand. The lengths of the metatarsal bones in humans are, in descending order, second, third, fourth, fifth, and first.^[1] A bovine hind leg has two metatarsals.^[2]

^ Bojsen-Møller, Finn; Simonsen, Erik B.; Tranum-Jensen, Jørgen (2001). Bevægeapparatets anatomi [Anatomy of the Locomotive Apparatus] (in Danish) (12th ed.). p. 246. ISBN 978-87-628-0307-7.
^ "Identification – cattle hock bone |".

[Bojsen246-1] Bojsen-Møller, Finn; Simonsen, Erik B.; Tranum-Jensen, Jørgen (2001). Bevægeapparatets anatomi [Anatomy of the Locomotive Apparatus] (in Danish) (12th ed.). p. 246. ISBN 978-87-628-0307-7.

[2] "Identification – cattle hock bone |".

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