ðə lˈæɾɚɹəl plˈæntɚɹ ˈɑːɹɾɚɹi ɛkstˈɜːnəl plˈæntɚɹ ˈɑːɹɾɚɹi, mˈʌtʃ lˈɑːɹdʒɚ ðɐn ðə mˈiːdiːəl, pˈæsᵻz oʊblˈiːkli lˈæɾɚɹˌælwɚd ænd fˈɔːɹwɚd tə ðə bˈeɪs ʌvðə fˈɪfθ mˌɛɾətˈɑːɹsəl bˈoʊn.
The lateral plantar artery (external plantar artery), much larger than the medial, passes obliquely lateralward and forward to the base of the fifth metatarsal bone.