What is a single bone of the foot located between the tarsals and the phalanges called?

What is a single bone of the foot located between the tarsals and the phalanges called?

• A. Tarsus
• B. Phalanx
• C. Metatarsal
• D. Calcaneus

Answer: (C)

The bone that sits between the tarsals (ankle bones) and the phalanges (toe bones) is the metatarsal. The foot has five metatarsal bones, positioned in the midfoot, connecting proximally with the tarsal bones and distally with the proximal phalanges to form the metatarsophalangeal joints. They are the long bones that bear much of the body's weight and help form the arches of the foot. Other options aren’t between tarsals and phalanges: the tarsus is the group of ankle bones, a collection rather than a single bone; a phalanx is a single toe bone; the calcaneus is the heel bone, one of the tarsals.

The bone that sits between the tarsals (ankle bones) and the phalanges (toe bones) is the metatarsal. The foot has five metatarsal bones, positioned in the midfoot, connecting proximally with the tarsal bones and distally with the proximal phalanges to form the metatarsophalangeal joints. They are the long bones that bear much of the body's weight and help form the arches of the foot.

Other options aren’t between tarsals and phalanges: the tarsus is the group of ankle bones, a collection rather than a single bone; a phalanx is a single toe bone; the calcaneus is the heel bone, one of the tarsals.