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Shamika Gokhale- 12) Surface features on bones of the lower
12) Surface features on bones of the lower limb
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Anatomy
12th Grade
12/02/2011

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lateral condyle

Definition

articulates with femur, proximal  and lateral end of tibia

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medial condyle

Definition

articulates with femur at the proximal and medial end of the tibula

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tibial tuberosity

Definition

attachment site for patellar ligament, anterior and proximal side of tibia

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medial malleolus

Definition

the medial surface of the distal end of the tibia. the medial suface of the ankle joint.

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lateral malleolus

Definition

the distal end of the fibula, articulates with the tibia and the talus at the ankle

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intercondylar eminence

Definition

seen on the proximal and posterior side of tibia, between the articular facets of the tibia

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iliac crest

Definition
superior border of the ilium
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iliac fossa

Definition
medial surface of the ilum, a concavity where the tendon of the iliacus muscle attaches.
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iliac tuberosity

Definition
posterior to the iliac fossa, a point of attachment for the sacroiliac ligament
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arcuate line

Definition
a ridge projecting anteriorly and inferiorly from the auricular surface
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auricular surface

Definition
articulates with the sacrum to form the sacroiliac joint
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posterior gluteal line

 

anterior gluteal line

 

inferior gluteal line

Definition
the gluteal muscles attach to the ilium between these lines.
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ischial tuberosity

Definition

a rough, thickened, prominent tuberosity. may hurt a person's thigh when you sit on his/her lap

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pubic crest

Definition
the anterior, superior border of the body of the pubis
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pubic tubercle

Definition
a projection at the lateral end of the pubic crest
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