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{{Short description|Five long bones in the foot}} {{for|the bone in birds|tarsometatarsus}} {{Redirect|Metatarsus|the segment of an arthropod leg|Arthropod leg#Chelicerata}} {{Infobox bone | Name = Metatarsal bones | Latin = metatarsus<br />pl. ossa metatarsi (also: ossa metatarsalia) | Image = Metatarsal bones01 - superior view.png | Caption = Skeleton of foot. Superior view. Metatarsals shown in green | Image2 = Gray291 - Metatarsus.png | Caption2 = Skeleton of left foot. Lateral aspect. Metatarsals shown in purple | Origins = | Insertions = | Articulations = }} The '''metatarsal bones''' or '''metatarsus''' ({{plural form}}: '''metatarsi''') are a group of five [[long bone]]s in the [[midfoot]], located between the [[tarsus (skeleton)|tarsal bones]] (which form the [[heel]] and the [[ankle]]) and the [[phalanges of the foot|phalanges]] ([[toe]]s). Lacking individual names, the metatarsal bones are numbered from the [[Anatomical terms of location|medial]] side (the side of the [[great toe]]): the [[First metatarsal bone|first]], [[Second metatarsal bone|second]], [[Third metatarsal bone|third]], [[Fourth metatarsal bone|fourth]], and [[Fifth metatarsal bone|fifth metatarsal]] (often depicted with [[Roman numerals]]). The metatarsals are analogous to the [[metacarpus|metacarpal]] bones of the [[hand]]. The lengths of the metatarsal bones in humans are, in descending order, second, third, fourth, fifth, and first.<ref name=Bojsen246>{{cite book |last1=Bojsen-Møller |first1=Finn |last2=Simonsen |first2=Erik B. |last3=Tranum-Jensen |first3=Jørgen| year=2001 |title=Bevægeapparatets anatomi |edition=12th |language=da |trans-title=Anatomy of the Locomotive Apparatus | isbn =978-87-628-0307-7|page=246 }}</ref> A bovine hind leg has two metatarsals.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://saffronwaldenmuseum.swmuseumsoc.org.uk/identification-cattle-hock-bone/ | title=Identification – cattle hock bone | }}</ref>
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