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Fourth metatarsal bone
| Bone: Fourth metatarsal bone |
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| The fourth metatarsal. (Left.) |
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| Bones of the right foot. Dorsal surface. |
| Latin |
os metatarsale IV |
| Gray's |
subject #64 274 |
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.
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Bones of lower limbs |
| Femur |
head of femur (fovea capitis femoris) · neck of femur · greater trochanter · trochanteric fossa · lesser trochanter · tubercle of the femur · intertrochanteric line · intertrochanteric crest · linea quadrata
body (linea aspera, third trochanter, pectineal line, adductor tubercle)
lower extremity (lateral condyle, medial condyle, lateral epicondyle, medial epicondyle, patellar surface) |
| Tibia |
| upper extremity |
medial condyle · lateral condyle · intercondyloid eminence · tuberosity of the tibia · posterior intercondyloid fossa · anterior intercondyloid fossa |
| body |
soleal line |
| lower extremity |
medial malleolus |
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| Fibula |
head of fibula · body of fibula · lateral malleolus |
| Tarsus |
calcaneus (sustentaculum tali, trochlear process) · talus · navicular · cuboid · cuneiform (medial, intermediate, lateral) |
| Metatarsus |
1st metatarsal · 2nd · 3rd · 4th · 5th |
| Other |
patella · phalanges of the foot |
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