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 skeleton of metatarsus metatarsal skeleton
Term information
- OpenCyc:Mx4rva_rBJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA
- MESH:D008684
- XAO:0003212
- FMA:71340
- AAO:0000221
- VSAO:0005027
- null:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metatarsus
Segment of the leg corresponding to the metatarsus, which articulates with the carpals at one end and with the phalanges at the other end.[AAO]