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... > Tissues > Connective Tissue > Bone and Bones > Bones of Lower Extremity > Foot Bones > Metatarsal Bones
... > Musculoskeletal System > Skeleton > Bone and Bones > Bones of Lower Extremity > Foot Bones > Metatarsal Bones

Preferred term

Metatarsal Bones  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Metatarsal
  • Metatarsals

Note

  • do not confuse with METATARSUS, the anatomical region

Scope note

  • The five long bones of the METATARSUS, articulating with the TARSAL BONES proximally and the PHALANGES OF TOES distally.

History note

  • 88

In other languages

  • jalkapöytäluut

    Finnish

  • jalkapöydän luu
  • jalkapöydän luut
  • jalkapöytäluu
  • metatarsaaliluu
  • metatarsaaliluut
  • os metatarsale
  • Metatarsalben

    Swedish

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D008682

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