mandibular b

See mandible, mastoid b. The mastoid proce of the temporal b. maxillary b. See superior maxilla, under maxilla, metacarpal b's. The five b's of the hand which articulate proximally with the carpus and distally with the phalanges. metatarsal b's. The five b's of the foot which articulate proximally with the tarsus and distally with the phalanges, middle cuneiform b. A short, wedge-shaped b. which lies with its base upward and its apex downward between the second metatarsal, the scaphoid, and internal and external cuneiform b's of the foot, middle spongy b., middle turbinated b. A term sometimes applied to the inferior turbinated proce of the ethmoid b. It forms the lower portion of the superior meatus of the nose and overhangs the middle meatus. nasal b. An irregularly shaped b. which with its fellow of the opposite side forms the bridge of the nose, navicular b. See scaphoid b.