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Foot Bones

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Definition: 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.  general or unspecified; prefer specifics; permitted with all vertebrates; Manual 21.58   
See Also Foot
Examples Metatarsal Bones; Tarsal Bones; Toe Phalanges 		Other names Bones of Foot; Foot Bone; Feet Bones; Feet Bone; Bones, Foot; Bone, Foot; Bones of Feet

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