The TARSAL BONES; METATARSAL BONES; and PHALANGES OF TOES. The tarsal bones consists of seven bones: CALCANEUS; TALUS; cuboid; navicular; internal; middle; and external cuneiform bones. The five metatarsal bones are numbered one through five, running medial to lateral. There are 14 phalanges in each foot, the great toe has two while the other toes have three each.

Annotation

general or unspecified; prefer specifics; permitted with all vertebrates; Manual 21.58

DUI

D005529 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0008715

Previous indexing

Foot (1966-1997); specific bones of foot (1966-1997)

History note

98; use explode 1988-97

Public note

98