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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

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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

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UBERON:0009559