Foot Bones
"Foot Bones" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D005529
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A02.835.232.043.300
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| Concept/Terms |
Foot Bones- Foot Bones
- Bone, Foot
- Bones, Foot
- Bones of Foot
- Foot Bone
- Bones of Feet
- Feet Bone
- Feet Bones
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