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sesamoid bone of the peroneus longus muscle
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Term info
Label
sesamoid bone of the peroneus longus muscle
Synonyms
- os peroneum
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a coffee bean-shaped constant, large and regular bone. The lateral surface of the bone is convex in all directions and non-articular. The medial surface is covered with hyaline cartilage and articulates by means of a synovial joint with the corresponding facet of the cuboid bone. The histological structure and the mode of ossification of the os peroneum are identical to that of other short bones of the skeleton.
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id
UBERON:0012104
Term relations
Subclass of:
- sesamoid bone
- appendicular ossicle
- hindlimb zeugopod bone
- connected to some cuboid bone
- located_in some fibularis longus