metatarsal bones
bones in the foot
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Summary
metatarsal bones is a bone organ type[1]. It draws 2,490 Wikipedia views per month (bone organ type category, ranking #3 of 4).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: class of anatomical entity[3]
- Subclass of: long bone[4], particular anatomical entity[5]
- Part of: foot[6]
- Commons category: Metatarsus[7]
- Has part(s): first metatarsal bone[8], second metatarsal bone[9], third metatarsal bone[10], fourth metatarsal bone[11], fifth metatarsal bone[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Metatarsus[13]
- Anatomical location: foot[14]
- Described by source: Gray's Anatomy (20th edition)[15], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], Zedler, Großes vollständiges Universallexicon aller Wissenschaften und Künste[17]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C12752[18]
- Different from: metatarsus[19]
- Connects with: tarsal bones[20], proximal phalanx of foot[21]
Body
Influence
Things named for metatarsal bones include tibiotarsus[22], a class of anatomical entity[23].
Why It Matters
metatarsal bones has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]
Entities named for it include tibiotarsus[22], a class of anatomical entity[23].