A metatarsal bone that distally_connected_to a proximal phalanx of pedal digit 3[Automatically generated definition]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_metatarsal_bone OBOL:automatic ]
Synonyms: metatarsal III metatarsal bone digit 3 metatarsal 3 foot digit 3 metatarsal bone metatarsal bone of digit III third metatarsal bone toe 3 metatarsus toe 3 metatarsal metatarsal bone of foot digit 3
Term information
- EMAPA:19127
- SCTID:182134006
- AAO:0000927
- MA:0001371
- Wikipedia:Third_metatarsal_bone
- UMLS:C1709001 (ncithesaurus:Metatarsal_Bone_Digit_3)
- NCIT:C52789
- FMA:24504
pheno_slim, human_reference_atlas
The third metatarsal bone articulates proximally, by means of a triangular smooth surface, with the third cuneiform; medially, by two facets, with the second metatarsal; and laterally, by a single facet, with the fourth metatarsal. This last facet is situated at the dorsal angle of the base[Wikipedia:Third_metatarsal_bone].
Dumb-bell-shaped bone of endochondral origin with cartilaginous epiphyses that articulates with tarsal 3 proximally and with the proximal phalanx of digit III distally.[AAO]