loading...| Preferred Name | metatarsophalangeal joint | |
| Synonyms |
metatarsophalangeal articulationes metatarsophalangeae metatarsal joint metatarsalphalangeal joint metatarsophalangeal articulation metatarsal-phalangeal joint |
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| Definitions |
The metatarsophalangeal articulations are the joints between the metatarsal bones of the foot and the proximal bones of the toes . They are condyloid joints meaning an elliptical or rounded surface (of the metatarsal bones) come close to the shallow cavities (of the proximal phalanges). The ligaments are the plantar and two collateral. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0003696 |
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| database_cross_reference |
SCTID:370752004 galen:MetatarsoPhalangealJoint Wikipedia:Metatarsophalangeal_articulations SCTID:239747005 MESH:D008683 UMLS:C0025589 NCIT:C33108 SCTID:302535003 FMA:35222 GAID:258 |
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| depicted by |
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/Gray268.png |
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| editor note |
we follow FMA in making these joints part of digits |
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| has_exact_synonym |
metatarsal-phalangeal joint |
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| has_related_synonym |
metatarsophalangeal articulationes metatarsophalangeae metatarsal joint metatarsalphalangeal joint metatarsophalangeal articulation |
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uberon |
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| id |
UBERON:0003696 |
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| label |
metatarsophalangeal joint |
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| notation |
UBERON:0003696 |
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| prefLabel |
metatarsophalangeal joint |
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| textual definition |
The metatarsophalangeal articulations are the joints between the metatarsal bones of the foot and the proximal bones of the toes . They are condyloid joints meaning an elliptical or rounded surface (of the metatarsal bones) come close to the shallow cavities (of the proximal phalanges). The ligaments are the plantar and two collateral. |
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