MeSH Browser

MeSH Heading: Foot Bones
Tree Number(s): A02.835.232.043.300
Unique ID: D005529
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005529
Annotation: general or unspecified; prefer specifics; permitted with all vertebrates; Manual 21.58
Scope Note: 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.
Entry Term(s): Bones of Feet; Bones of Foot
Previous Indexing: Foot (1966-1997); specific bones of foot (1966-1997)
See Also: Foot
Public MeSH Note: 98
History Note: 98; use explode 1988-97
Date Established: 1998/01/01
Date of Entry: 1987/04/02
Revision Date: 2018/06/29

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Foot Bones MeSH Descriptor Data 2024