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Bones of the Legs and Pelvic Girdle Flashcards

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hip bones, sacrum; connects vertebral column to the lower limbs

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pelvic girdle

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illium

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the large upper bone of the hip

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anterior gluteal line

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middle line on the back side of the illium

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posterior gluteal line

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upper line on the back side of the illium

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posterior superior iliac spine

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boney marking on the lateral upper side of the ilium

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posterior inferior iliac spine

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boney marking on the medial lower side of the ilium

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inferior gluteal line

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the lowest of the three lines on the back of the illeum

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anterior superior iliac spine

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boney marking on the lateral edge of the ilium
the upper one

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anterior inferior iliac spine

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boney marking on the lateral edge of the ilium
the lower one

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iliac crest

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the upper boarder of the ilium

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body of ileum

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the flat part of the ileum bone

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isheum

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the bone that forms the lower back of the pelvic girdle

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greater sciatic notch

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the large curved bone on the pelvic girdle, formed by the ischium and ilium on the posterior side of the pelvis

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ischial body

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the smooth and flat part of the isheum bone

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ischial spine

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forms the inferior boarder of the greater sciatic notch

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lesser sciatic notch

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a small concave section below the greater sciatic notch

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ischial tuberosity

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the boney marking on most inferior part of the ischium

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ischial ramus

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the boney marking on the isheum that connects to the pubis bone

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pubis

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the inferior anterior bone of the pelvis

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superior pubic ramus

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the part of the pubic bone that connects to the isheum and ilium

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pubic tubercle

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the boney projection on the medial end of the pubis

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pubic body

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the main surface area of the pubis

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articular surface of the pubis

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the medial wall of the pubis that forms the symphysis joint

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inferior pubic ramus

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the part of the pubic bone that connects to the isheum

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sacroiliac joint

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the joint between the iliac bone and the sacrum

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sacral promontory

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the part of the sacral bone that articulates with the vertebrae

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pelvic brim

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the name of the inner circle formed by the pelvic bones

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acetabulum

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the socket that the femoral head articulates with

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pubic crest

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surface superior to the pubic symphysis

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pubic symphysis

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the cartilaginous joint between the pubic bones

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pubic arch

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the angle formed at the base of the pelvic

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femur

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the upper bone of the leg

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fovea capitis

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the boney marking on the head of the femur

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greater trochanter

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boney marking on the superior and lateral end of the femur

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neck

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space between the head and shaft of the femur

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head

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the round boney marking on the proximal and medial end of the femur

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lesser trochanter

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boney marking on the proximal end of the femur
inferior to the head (posterior side)

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inter-trochanter crest

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boney marking connecting the greater and lesser trochanters on the posterior side

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gluteal tuberosity

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boney marking located on the posterior side of the femur on the superior half of the shaft

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linea aspera

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a line on the posterior side of the femur that extends from the gluteal tuberosity to the popliteal surface

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medial and lateral supra-condylar lines

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boney marking that extends from the condyles of the femur to the shaft

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popliteal surface

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the indented boney marking on the posterior side of the shaft of the femur (superior to the condyles)

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inter-condylar fossa

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the concave space between the condyles of the femurs

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medial condyle

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boney marking on the inferior end of the femur
closer to the midline
articulates with the tibia

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lateral condyle

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boney marking on the inferior end of the femur on the side away from the midline
articulates with the tibia

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lateral and medial epicondyle

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boney marking distal end of femur
superior to the condyles

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adductor tubercle

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another name for the medial epicondyle of femur

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patellar surface

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the place on the femur that articulates with the kneecap

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tibia

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the medial bone of the lower leg

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inter-condylar eminence

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the space between the condyles of the tibia

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lateral and medial condyles

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the boney markings on the superior end of the tibia that articulate with the femur

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tibial tuberosity

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the boney marking of the tibia inferior to the condyles

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anterior boarder

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the line that runs down the shaft of the tibia on the front side

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medial malleolus

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the inferior boney marking of the tibia that articulates with the talus

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inferior articular surface

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inferior and lateral
location of articulation with the fibula

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fibula

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the lateral bone of the lower leg

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head

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superior surface of the fibula

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superior tibiofibular joint

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located medially on the fibula and laterally on the tibia. on the superior side

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inferior tibiofibular joint

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located medially on the fibula and laterally on the tibia. on the inferior side

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lateral malleolus

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the boney marking on the inferior and lateral end of the fibula

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patella

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patella apex

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inferior surface of patella

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Calcaneus
Talus
Navicular
Cuboid
Cuneiform (medial, lateral, intermediate)

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Tarsal bones

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metatarsels

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bones between the tarsal and phalanges of foot

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distal, middle, proximal phalanges

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