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| largest of three hip bones, superior part of the hip bone |
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| forms the lower and back part of the hip bone, Situated below the ilium and behind the pubis |
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Inferior and anterior part of the hip,
It is divisible into a body, a superior ramus and an inferior ramus. |
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| bones are larger and heavier, pelvic inlet is smaller and heart shaped, pubic arch is less than 90 degrees. |
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| wider and shallower, pubic arch is greater than 90 degrees, more space in true pelvis in order for childbirth to occur. |
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| the longest, heaviest, and strongest bone in the body, proximally the heard articulates qwith the bone forming the hip joint (coxal). |
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| largest sesamoid in the body (sesame seed), increases leverage of quariceps femoris muscle. |
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| larger, medial, weight bearing bone of lower leg,articulates distally with the talus and fibula. |
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| smaller, laterally placed bone of the lower leg, non weight bearing. |
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| Tarsals, Metatarsals, Phalanges |
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7 tarsal bones: talus, calcaneus, navicular, cuboid, and three cunieforms.
5 metatarsals: base, shaft, head
14 phalanges |
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