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Fourth metatarsal bone

Bone: Fourth metatarsal bone

The fourth metatarsal. (Left.)

Bones of the right foot. Dorsal surface.
Latin	os metatarsale IV
Gray's	subject #64 274

The fourth metatarsal bone is smaller in size than the third; its base presents an oblique quadrilateral surface for articulation with the cuboid; a smooth facet on the medial side, divided by a ridge into an anterior portion for articulation with the third metatarsal, and a posterior portion for articulation with the third cuneiform; on the lateral side a single facet, for articulation with the fifth metatarsal.

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Bones of lower limbs

Femur

head of femur (fovea capitis femoris) · neck of femur · greater trochanter · trochanteric fossa · lesser trochanter · tubercle of the femur · intertrochanteric line · intertrochanteric crest · linea quadrata

body (linea aspera, third trochanter, pectineal line, adductor tubercle)

lower extremity (lateral condyle, medial condyle, lateral epicondyle, medial epicondyle, patellar surface)

Tibia

upper extremity	medial condyle · lateral condyle · intercondyloid eminence · tuberosity of the tibia · posterior intercondyloid fossa · anterior intercondyloid fossa
body	soleal line
lower extremity	medial malleolus