# What is the intermetatarsal articulations?

Gray’s Anatomy (1918) describes the intermetatarsal articulations as follows: The base of the first metatarsal is not connected with that of the second by any ligaments; in this respect the great toe resembles the thumb.

## What it means

- The base of the first metatarsal is not connected with that of the second by any ligaments; in this respect the great toe resembles the thumb. The bases of the other four metatarsals are connected by the dorsal, plantar, and interosseous ligaments. The Dorsal Ligaments ( ligamenta basium [ oss. metatars. ] dorsalia ) pass transversely between the dorsal surfaces of the bases of the adjacent metatarsal bones.

## Sources

- [Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body (1918)](https://www.bartleby.com/lit-hub/anatomy-of-the-human-body/7g-intermetatarsal-articulations/)

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