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Allie Ford- Bones of the Lower Limb
Bones of the Lower Limb
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Anatomy
12th Grade
12/02/2011

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Term
Ilium
Definition
  • Part of the coxal (hip) bone
  • Largest of the three bones
  • consists of a superiorala and inferior body which forms the actabulum
  • Circular looking section
Term
Pubis
Definition
  • inferior and anterior part of the hip bone
  • in between the two parts of the ischium
  • Tiniest part of the pelvic girdle
Term
Ischium
Definition
  • inferior and postrerior part of the hip bone
  • What you sit on
Term
Pelvic Girdle
Definition
  • Consists of all three bones- the ischium, the illium, and the pubis.
  • joined posteriorly by the sacrum

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Term
Femur
Definition
  • longest, heaviest, and strongest bone in the body
  • thigh bone
  • most proximal bone of the leg in vertebraes that can walk or jump

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Term
Patella
Definition
  • largest sesamoid bone in the body
  • also known as the knee cap
  • thick, circular-triangular bone which articulates with the femur and covers and protects the anterior articular surface of the knee joint.

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Term
Tibia
Definition
  • larger, medial, weight-bearing bone of the leg
  • known as the shin bone
  • connects the knee with the ankle bone
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Term
Fibula
Definition
  • smaller laterally placed bone of the leg
  • non-weight bearing
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Term
Tarsus
Definition
  • ankle bone
  • cluster of articulating bones in each foot situated between the lower end of tibia and fibula of the lower leg and the metatarsus
  • articulates with the bones of the metartarsus, which in turn articulate with the bones of the individual toes.

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Tarsals and Metatarsals
Definition
  • There are seven tarsal bones:

Talus Calcaneus Navicular Cuboid + 3 Cuneiforms

 

  • There are five metarsal bones
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