Terminology Service for NFDI4Health
metacarpal/tarsal-phalangeal joint
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A skeletal joint that connects a mesopodium bone and connects a proximal phalanx. [ ]
Term info
Label
metacarpal/tarsal-phalangeal joint
Synonyms
- metacarpo-tarsophalangeal joint
- metapodial-phalangeal joint
- metapodium-phalanx joint
taxonomic disambiguation
fetlock
[
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fetlock
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165
NCBITaxon
:
9788
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editor note
We include these joints as being part of the digits; this is consistent with the FMA, and makes classification easier. Note that digit and metapodial regions are part-disjoint
has narrow synonym
fetlock
has obo namespace
uberon
id
UBERON:0009559
Term relations
Subclass of:
- autopod joint
- synovial limb joint
- connects some proximal phalanx
- connects some mesopodium bone
- part of some digit