SKELETAL SYSTEM(LEG, ANKLE, FOOT) Flashcards
1
Q
The thigh bone or the longest bone in the body
A
FEMUR
2
Q
Sits over the front of the knee joint
A
PATELLA OR KNEECAP
3
Q
The inner and larger of the two lower leg bones, extending from the knee to the ankle
A
TIBIA OR SHINBONE
4
Q
He outer and narrower of the two lower leg bones, extending from the knee to the ankle
A
FIBULA
5
Q
Bone that sits above the heal bone and forms the lower part of the ankle joint
A
TALUS OR ANKLEBONE
6
Q
7 bones that make up the mid foot and rear foot including the talus calcaneus(heel), navicular, three cuneiform bones and the cuboid
A
TARSAL
7
Q
5 long, slender bones that connect the phalanges to the tarsals.
A
METATARSALS
8
Q
14 bones that form the digits; 3 in each toe and 2 in the big toe
A
PHALANGES
