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- Part of the coxal (hip) bone
- Largest of the three bones
- consists of a superiorala and inferior body which forms the actabulum
- Circular looking section
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- inferior and anterior part of the hip bone
- in between the two parts of the ischium
- Tiniest part of the pelvic girdle
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- inferior and postrerior part of the hip bone
- What you sit on
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- Consists of all three bones- the ischium, the illium, and the pubis.
- joined posteriorly by the sacrum
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- longest, heaviest, and strongest bone in the body
- thigh bone
- most proximal bone of the leg in vertebraes that can walk or jump
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- largest sesamoid bone in the body
- also known as the knee cap
- thick, circular-triangular bone which articulates with the femur and covers and protects the anterior articular surface of the knee joint.
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- larger, medial, weight-bearing bone of the leg
- known as the shin bone
- connects the knee with the ankle bone
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- smaller laterally placed bone of the leg
- non-weight bearing
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- ankle bone
- cluster of articulating bones in each foot situated between the lower end of tibia and fibula of the lower leg and the metatarsus
- articulates with the bones of the metartarsus, which in turn articulate with the bones of the individual toes.
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- There are seven tarsal bones:
Talus Calcaneus Navicular Cuboid + 3 Cuneiforms
- There are five metarsal bones
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