the 4th and 5th toes). -Metatarsus bones >metatarsal bone(5 x 2) The  metatarsus  or  metatarsal bones  are a group of five  long bones  in the  foot  located between the  tarsal bones  of the hind- and mid-foot and the  phalanges  of the toes. Lacking individual names, the metatarsal bones are numbered from