Preferred Label : plantar metatarsal artery;
Uberon definition : The plantar metatarsal arteries (digital branches) are four in number, and run forward
between the metatarsal bones and in contact with the Interossei. Each divides into
a pair of plantar digital arteries which supply the adjacent sides of the toes. Near
their points of division each sends upward an anterior perforating branch to join
the corresponding dorsal metatarsal artery. The first plantar metatarsal artery (arteria
princeps hallucis) springs from the junction between the lateral plantar and deep
plantar arteries and sends a digital branch to the medial side of the first toe. The
digital branch for the lateral side of the fifth toe arise from the lateral plantar
artery near the base of the fifth metatarsal bone.;
Uberon synonym : plantar metatarsal branch of plantar arch;
Origin ID : 0035195;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Uberon cross reference
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The plantar metatarsal arteries (digital branches) are four in number, and run forward
between the metatarsal bones and in contact with the Interossei. Each divides into
a pair of plantar digital arteries which supply the adjacent sides of the toes. Near
their points of division each sends upward an anterior perforating branch to join
the corresponding dorsal metatarsal artery. The first plantar metatarsal artery (arteria
princeps hallucis) springs from the junction between the lateral plantar and deep
plantar arteries and sends a digital branch to the medial side of the first toe. The
digital branch for the lateral side of the fifth toe arise from the lateral plantar
artery near the base of the fifth metatarsal bone.
