Anatomy

Foot Bones

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.

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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.

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  • Bones of Feet
  • Bones of Foot
  • Bone, Foot
  • Bones, Foot
  • Feet Bone
  • Feet Bones
  • Foot Bone

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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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

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98; use explode 1988-97

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

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  1. A02w.835w.232w.043.300

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Foot Bones. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005529. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005529
  2. Foot Bones. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60029841