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kmganatomy3
lower extremeties and pelvic girdle
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| os coxa | consists of ilium, ishium, and pubis |
| ilium | large flaring bone; articulation with the sacrum and forms the sacroiliac joint |
| acetabulum | deep hemispherical socket on lateral pelvic surface |
| pubis | forms anterior region of coxal bone |
| pubic symphysis | 2 pubic bones are joined by fibrocartilage at midline |
| obturator foramen | large hole between pubis and ischium |
| ischium | forms posterioinferior region of the coxal bone |
| femur | single bone of thigh |
| head of femur | ball-shaped; articulates with the acetabulum and forms the hip joint |
| patellar surface | articulates with patella |
| medial and lateral condyles of the femur | articulate with the medial and lateral condyles of the tibia |
| patella | triangular sesamoid bone (short) |
| tibia | region of lower limb between knee and ankle |
| medial and lateral condyles of the tibia | located on proximal end of tibia and articulate with medial and lateral condyles of femur |
| tibiofibular joints | proximal and distal |
| medial malleolus | forms medial bulge of ankle |
| fibula | stick like; lateral bone of leg |
| lateral malleolus | forms lateral bulge of ankle |
| interosseous membrane | connects the tibia and fibula |
| tarsal bones | talus(ankle bone), calcaneus(heel bone), cuboid, navicular, medial cuneiform, intermediate cuneiform, lateral cuneiform. |
| metatarsals | consists of 5 small long bones |
| phalanges | 14 phalanges of the toes; each toe has three phalanges except hallux, which has two |
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