Lower Extremities Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Acetabulum | The hip socket; the cup-shaped cavity on the outer aspect of the hip bone. |
Os innominatum | The innominate (having no name) bone. It forms the lateral half of the pelvis. |
Os coxae | The hip bone or pelvic bone. |
Femur | The thigh bone; the longest, strongest bone in the human body (femoral, a. = pertaining to the femur). |
patella | The knee-cap; a small flat triangular bone located in front of the knee joint within the inserting tendon of the quadriceps femoris muscle. |
Tibia | The shin bone; the medial larger bone of the lower leg. |
Fibula | The smaller lateral bone of the lower leg. One of the longest and thinnest bones of the body . |
Tarsus | The ankle; the 7 bones of the ankle including the heel bone. Syn. Tarsals; tarsal bones |
Calcaneus | The heel bone; the irregular bone at the back of the tarsus. Also called the calcaneum and os calcis |
Metatarsus | The part of the foot between the tarsus and the toes; the 5 long bones that extend from the tarsus to the toes. Also called the metatarsals and metatarsal bones. |
Phalangeal | Pertaining to a phalanx or the phalanges. |
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