metatarsal bone in dogs
The metatarsus or metatarsal bones are a group of five long bones in the pes located between the tarsal bones of the hind- and mid-pes and the phalanges of the toes. Lacking individual names, the metatarsal bones are numbered from the medial side (side of big toe): the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth metatarsal. The metatarsals are analogous to the metacarpal bones of the manus. [WP,unvetted]. Every claim on this page comes from the Leumas anatomy graph and carries its source.
What the metatarsal bone is
The metatarsus or metatarsal bones are a group of five long bones in the pes located between the tarsal bones of the hind- and mid-pes and the phalanges of the toes. Lacking individual names, the metatarsal bones are numbered from the medial side (side of big toe): the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth metatarsal. The metatarsals are analogous to the metacarpal bones of the manus. [WP,unvetted]. The atlas records it as a bone at the organ scale in the dog.
Where the metatarsal bone is
It sits in the hindlimb and hindpaw, within the skeletal system. Not positioned individually. Drawn inside the structure this dataset says contains it — the containment is asserted, the exact spot within it is not.
What the metatarsal bone connects to
The atlas records 40 typed relationships for it, across 8 kinds of connection. part of anatomical structure, anatomical system and appendage, and 13 more.
Supply and innervation
This dataset asserts no arterial supply, venous drainage or innervation for the metatarsal bone. Only a minority of structures carry those edges here, so an empty answer means nothing has been recorded — not that there is nothing to record.
Also called
Also recorded as metatarsal, ossa metatarsalia and ossa metatarsi. Searching any of those names reaches this page.
Source
Uberon multi-species anatomy ontology (Mungall et al.), CC BY 4.0. Term UBERON:0001448, version 2026-06-19, retrieved 2026-08-24. Licence: CC-BY-4.0.
- Part of: anatomical structure, anatomical system, appendage, appendage girdle complex, appendicular skeleton and autopod region, and 10 more.
- A kind of: anatomical structure, hindlimb long bone, limb bone, metapodium bone, pes bone and skeletal element.
- Connected to: phalanx of pes and tarsal bone.
- connects: metatarsophalangeal joint of pedal digit 1, metatarsophalangeal joint of pedal digit 2, metatarsophalangeal joint of pedal digit 3, metatarsophalangeal joint of pedal digit 4, metatarsophalangeal joint of pedal digit 5 and tarsometatarsal joint.
- subtype: metatarsal bone of digit 1, metatarsal bone of digit 2, metatarsal bone of digit 3, metatarsal bone of digit 4 and metatarsal bone of digit 5.
- contains: diaphysis of metatarsal bone and epiphysis of metatarsal bone.
- inserts into: peroneus and tibialis anterior.
- originates from: interosseous muscle of pes.
Questions
Where is the metatarsal bone?
It sits in the hindlimb and hindpaw, within the skeletal system. Not positioned individually. Drawn inside the structure this dataset says contains it — the containment is asserted, the exact spot within it is not.
What does the metatarsal bone connect to?
Part of: anatomical structure, anatomical system, appendage, appendage girdle complex, appendicular skeleton and autopod region, and 10 more.
Is the metatarsal bone the same in other species?
This page describes the dog. The human record of the same structure sits beside it on /compare, over one shared model rather than two atlases built separately.