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MeSH Heading: Metatarsal Bones
Tree Number(s): A02.835.232.043.300.492
Unique ID: D008682
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008682
Annotation: do not confuse with METATARSUS, the anatomical region
Scope Note: The five long bones of the METATARSUS, articulating with the TARSAL BONES proximally and the PHALANGES OF TOES distally.
Entry Term(s): Metatarsals
See Also: Metatarsus
Public MeSH Note: 88
History Note: 88
Date Established: 1988/01/01
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)

Metatarsal Bones MeSH Descriptor Data 2024