A metatarsal bone that distally_connected_to a proximal phalanx of pedal digit 4. [ OBOL:automatic ]
Synonyms: metatarsal 4 toe 4 metatarsal toe 4 metatarsus metatarsal bone digit 4 fourth metatarsal bone metatarsal IV metatarsal bone of foot digit 4 metatarsal bone of digit IV foot digit 4 metatarsal bone
Term information
- SCTID:182139001
- EMAPA:19129
- MA:0001372
- FMA:24505
- UMLS:C1709002 (ncithesaurus:Metatarsal_Bone_Digit_4)
- AAO:0000928
- NCIT:C52788
pheno_slim, human_reference_atlas
Dumb-bell-shaped bone of endochondral origin with cartilaginous epiphyses that articulates with tarsal 4 or the distal head of the tibiale-fibulare proximally and with the proximal phalanx of digit IV distally.[AAO]
The fourth metatarsal bone is smaller in size than the third; its base presents an oblique quadrilateral surface for articulation with the cuboid; a smooth facet on the medial side, divided by a ridge into an anterior portion for articulation with the third metatarsal, and a posterior portion for articulation with the third cuneiform; on the lateral side a single facet, for articulation with the fifth metatarsal[Wikipedia:Fourth_metatarsal_bone].
Term relations
- metapodium bone 4
- pedal digit 4 metatarsal endochondral element
- metatarsal bone
- distally connected to some proximal phalanx of pedal digit 4
- develops from some pedal digit 4 metatarsal cartilage element
- composed primarily of some bone tissue