Metatarsal 3, left hind
Os metatarsale III
A base at the tarsus, a shaft, and a head with a sagittal ridge and two plantar sesamoid bones.
- System
- Bone
- Region
- Pelvic limb
- Sides
- Paired: left and right
Measured on the specimen
What the metatarsal 3, left hind is in contact with in the model itself, with the share of the other structure’s surface it covers. A contact is not always a joint: bones that simply lie against one another are in this list too.
Measured on the left side.
Terminology
- English
- Metatarsal 3, left hind
- Latin (NAV)
- Os metatarsale III
- Status
- A valid term in the Nomina Anatomica Veterinaria
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