Rear Bones Flashcards by Debbie Trapp

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Fused vertebrae over the pelvis

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Sacrum

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Holes to the bottom of the sacrum

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Ventral Foramen

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Holes to the top of the sacrum

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Dorsal Foramen

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Cranial most, point toward the head

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Ilium

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Cranial projections on the ilium

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Wing of the ilium

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Caudal most of the pelvis

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Ischium

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Floor of the pelvis

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Pubis

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Joins 2 parts of the pubic bone

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Pubis symphysis

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Joins 2 parts of the ischium

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Ischial symphysis

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Head of the femur articulates here

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Acetabulum “hip socket”

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Between the obturators

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Ramus of pubis

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Posterior end of the ischium

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Tuberosity of the ischium

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Lightens the pelvis - big holes

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Obturator Foramen

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Tail vertebrae

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Caudal vertebrae

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Main bone of the hind leg

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Femur

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Medial projection that articulates with the acetabulum

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Head of femur

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“Cap” on the head of the femur with indentation

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Fovea capitis

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Hole where vessels live and feed the femur

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Nutrient Foramen

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Muscle attachment site - opposite of the head of the femur

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Greater trochanter

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Area between the trochanters of the femur

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Trochanteric fossa

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Muscle attachment site - below the greater trochanter of the femur

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Lesser trochanter

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Distal condyles on the medial side of the femur

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Medial condyles

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Distal condyles on the lateral side of the femur

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Lateral condyles

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Separates the condyles on posterior side of the femur

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Intercondyloid fossa

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Kneecap

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Patella

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Main weight bearing bone of the lower hind leg

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Tibia

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Proximal inside knob that articulates with the femur on the tibia

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Medial condyle

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Proximal outside knob that articulates with the femur on the tibia

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Lateral condyle

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Separates condyles on posterior side of the tibia

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Popliteal notch

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Most prominent ridge along the front of the tibia

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Tibial crest

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Non-weight bearing bone of the lower hind limb

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Fibula

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Distal outer projection on the fibula

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Lateral malleolus

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“hock” or ankle

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Tarsal bones (Navicular (M), Medial cuneiform (M), Intermediate cuneiform (M), Lateral cuneiform (L), and Cuboid (L))

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“Heel bone” the Achilles tendon attaches here

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Calcaneus

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“Back foot”

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Pes

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Large tarsal bone that articulates with the tibia and fibula

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Talus

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Bones in the top of the back foot

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Metatarsals

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Bones that make up the digits

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Phalanges