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Skeletal system

Fourth metatarsal bone

Os quatum metatarsi

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Skeletal system
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Lower limb, Foot
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Metatarsal bones
Fourth metatarsal bone (Os quatum metatarsi) highlighted in a 3D model of the human body
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The metatarsal bones, or metatarsus are a group of five long bones in the foot, located between the tarsal bones of the hind- and mid-foot and the phalanges of the toes.

Lacking individual names, the metatarsal bones are numbered from the medial side (the side of the great toe): the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth metatarsal (often depicted with Roman numerals).

The metatarsals are analogous to the metacarpal bones of the hand.

The lengths of the metatarsal bones in humans are, in descending order: second, third, fourth, fifth and first.

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Names

Latin
Os quatum metatarsi
English
Fourth metatarsal bone
French
Quatrième métatarsien
Spanish
Cuarto hueso metatarsiano
Portuguese
Osso quarto metatarso

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