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Lower Limbs
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Pelvic Girdle | broken into 3 main regions (ilium, ischium, pubis) |
| Ilium | largest portion of hips |
| Sacroiliac Joint | sacrum meets the hip bone |
| Iliac Crest | top of hip bone |
| Ischium | inferior, posterior portion of the pelvic girdle |
| Ischial Spine | prominence, may hurt someones lap if you sit on them |
| Lesser Sciatic Notch | open for sciatic nerve to pass through |
| Obturator Foramen | hole formed by ischium, ilium, and pubis (blood vessels and nerves pass through this opening) |
| Acetabulum | the fossa formed by the ilium, ischium, and pubis (is the socket for the head of the femur, creates the hip joint when the femur is attached) |
| Pubis Symphysis | joins the pelvic girdle anteriorly |
| Male Pelvic Structure | Hip Angle - narrow, taller Coccyx - points anteriorly Pubic Arch - less than 90 degrees Pelvic Cavity - deeper, oval shaped |
| Female Pelvic Structure | Hip Angle - wider, shallow Coccyx - points inferiorly Pubic Arch - more than 90 degrees Pelvic Cavity - shallow, circular |
| Femur | the bone of the thigh or upper hind limb, articulating at the hip and the knee |
| Head | articulates with the acetabulum of the hipbone to form the hip joint |
| Neck | a constricted part of bone just below the head, often breaks when your old |
| Greater/Lesser Trochanters | attachment sites for buttocks and thigh muscles |
| Patella | location anterior to the knee joint |
| Patella Functions | protect knee joint, increase leverage of the quadriceps muscles, maintain the position of the tendon when knee is flexed |
| Tibia | the inner and typically larger of the two bones between the knee and the ankle |
| Tibial Tuberosity | attachment site for patellar ligament |
| Medial Mallelous | articulates with the talus bone of ankle |
| Fibula | the outer and usually smaller of the two bones between the knee and the ankle in humans |
| Lateral Mallelous | articulates with talus bone of the ankle |
| Tarsus | made from 7 tarsal bones |
| Talus | ankle bones, articulates with tibia and fibula |
| Calcaneus | heel bone, largest and strongest |
| Metatarsals | 1-5 (big toe to pinky) |
| Phalanges | 14, similar to phalanges of hand (big toe has two phalanges, like thumb) |
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