Lower Limb Flashcards
Two pairs of appendages
Vertebrate
Pelvic girdle anchored directly to spinal column
Tetrapods
Pelvis constructed from 3 paired bones plus axial component
Tetrapods
One proximal skeletal element (femur)
Tetrapods
2 intermediate skeletal elements (tibia and fibula)
Tetrapods
2 or 3 rows of tarsal bones
Tetrapods
5 digits w metatarsals and phalanges
Tetrapods
Division of musculature into extensor and flexor groups
Tetrapods
Expansion of sacral attachment of pelvis
Mammalian
Femoral neck at a sharp angle to shaft
Mammalian
Limb joints operating in a single plane
Mammalian
Tendency for upright posture of trunk
Primate
Opposable hallux
Primate
Iliac blade flaring widely in coronal plane
Hominoid
Subtalar and transverse joints of foot mobile
Hominoid
Digits elongated; 2nd toe longest
Hominoid
Dvpmt of inferior process of heel tubercle
Hominoid