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HUMAN ANATOMY. 



has there a median elevation, with a groove on either side for a sesamoid bone. 

 There is a rough surface for hgaments on each side of the head. 



Middle cuneiform. 



External 

 cuneiform 



Plantar 



Second metatarsal 



Fourth metatarsal 



External cuneiform' 

 Right third metatarsal. ^, proximal aspect ; 5, outer aspect ; C, inner aspect. 



The four outer metatarsal bones are distinguished by their bases. That 

 of the second is concave at the end, and fits the middle cuneiform ; on the i7i7ier 

 side a small facet at the top meets the outside of the first cuneiform ; on the o?ifer 

 side there are two, an upper and a lower, with a deep cut between each, resting 



Fig. 448. 



Plantar 



Cuboid 



Third metatarsal 



External cuneiform 

 Fifth metatarsal 



Cuboid 

 Right fourth metatarsal . y4, proximal aspect ; ^, outer aspect ; C, inner aspect 



Ligament 



on both the outer cuneiform and the third metatarsal. The occasional facet for the 

 first metatarsal is on the shaft rather than on the end. It is often wanting on the 



