Fig 09-23 Cow metacarpus and metatarsus. The cow's left metacarpus (A, dorsal view), metatarsus (B, dorsal view), left metatarsus (C, plantar view), and left metacarpus (D, palmar (volar) view) are shown. These bones are formed through the fusion of the third and fourth metacarpals and metatarsals. Each of the two distal condyles articulates with a proximal/first phalanx.