Ch21: Hips and legs Flashcards
1
Q
ILI-
A
upper hip bone, ilium
2
Q
ISCHI-
A
lower hip bone, ischium
3
Q
PUB-
A
pubic bone, pubis, pubic hair
4
Q
COX-
A
hip bone, hip joint, coxa
5
Q
ACETABUL-
A
hip bone socket, acetabulum (hollow, cuplike cavity in pelvis where head of thigh bone fits)
6
Q
INGUIN-
A
groin
7
Q
GLUTE-
A
buttocks
8
Q
PYG-
A
buttocks
9
Q
FEMOR-
A
thigh, femur
10
Q
TROCHANTER-
A
trochanter (2 bony projections where muscles attach just below head of femur)
11
Q
CRUR-
A
thigh, leg, crus (leg, part of leg, or structure that’s leglike or crest/ridge)
12
Q
SCEL-/SKEL-
A
leg
13
Q
GON-/GEN-
A
knee (gen always followed by u = knee)
14
Q
GENICUL-
A
geniculum (small genu or small kneelike structure)
15
Q
POPLIT-
A
back of knee