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muscuskeletal system
the lower extremities
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acetabulum | the hip socket |
| os innominatum | the innomate bone |
| os caxae | the hip bone or pelvic bone |
| ferum | the thigh bone; the longest and strongest bone in the body |
| patella | the neck cap |
| tibia | the shin bone |
| fibula | the smaller lateral bone of the lower leg |
| tartus | the ankle |
| calcaneus | the heel bone |
| metatarsus | the part of the fiit between the tartus and the toe |
| phalageal | pertaing to ta phalanx or the phalanges |