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-Located in the thigh (upper leg)
-Only bone in the thigh.
-Serves as an attachment point for all the muscles that exert their force over the hip and knee joints. |
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-thick, triangular bone, that articulates with the femur bone and covers and protects the anterior articular surface of the knee joint.
-Allows uni axial movements of legs that is back and straightening movements in 180 angle. |
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-Shinbone or shank bone
-Larger and stronger of the two bones in the lower leg.
-Second largest bone in the body. |
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-Calf bone
-the most slender of the long bones.
-Does not care any significant weight of the body.
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| -52 bones (26 in each foot) |
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-Ankle
-Cluster of 7 bones composing the joint between the foot and leg
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-Heel bone.
-largest of the tarsal bones.
-largest bone of the foot.
-helps steady the led and ankle while standing. |
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-second largest bone of the tarsals.
-one of the bones of the human body with the highest percent of its surface area covered by articular cartilage. |
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-A tarsal bone.
-Located on the medial side of the foot.
-resembles a small boat. |
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| Medial Cuneiform bone (2) |
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| -Largest of the three Cuneiform bones. |
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| Intermediate Cuneiform bone. |
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| Intermediate Cuneiform bone. (2) |
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-Wedge shaped
-Located between the other two Cuneiform Bones. |
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| Lateral Cuneiform Bone (2) |
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-Occupies the center of the front row of Tarsal bones.
-Intermediate in size between the other two Cuneiform bones.
-also wedge shaped. |
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-One of the seven Tarsal Bones.
-Roughly cubical shaped. |
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| Metatarsal bones (10 - 5 on each bone) |
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-5 long bones in the foot.
-Located between the Tarsal Bones and the Toe Phalanges. |
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- 10 - 5 on each foot.
-Toes |
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| Proximal Phalanges of the Foot |
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| Proximal Phalanges of the Foot (5 × 2 = 10) |
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| Intermediate Phalanges of the Foot. |
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| Intermediate Phalanges of the Foot(4 x 2 = 8) |
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-Intermediate in size and shape.
-Big toe does not have any. |
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| Distal Phalanges of the Foot. |
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| Distal Phalanges of the Foot (5 x 2 = 10) |
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| -Bones at the tip of the toes. |
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