metacarpal/tarsal-phalangeal joint
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0009559
A skeletal joint that connects a mesopodium bone and connects a proximal phalanx. [ OBOL:automatic ]
Synonyms: metapodial-phalangeal joint, metapodium-phalanx joint, metacarpo-tarsophalangeal joint
Term info
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
fetlock
uberon
UBERON:0009559
Term relations
- autopod joint
- synovial limb joint
- connects some proximal phalanx
- connects some mesopodium bone
- part of some digit