bones of the leg and foot
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Created by:
arunprasad on February 12, 2010
Subjects:
Medical Terminology, musculoskeletal system, bones of the leg and foot
Description:
bones of the leg and foot for medical transcription
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21 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 femur | medical name for "thigh bone" |
| femur | the longest bone in the body |
| acetabulum | the depression or socket in the hip bone in which femural bone's head fits |
| thigh bone | general name for "femur" |
| patella | medical name for "kneecap" |
| kneecap | general name for "patella" |
| patella | A flat triangular bone located at the front of the knee joint |
| tibia | which is the largest of 2 bones of the lower leg |
| flute | meaning of tibia |
| tibia | medical name of "shin bone" |
| shin bone | general name of "tibia" |
| fibula | name the smaller of 2 lower leg bones |
| tarsals | medical name of "ankle bones" |
| ankle bones | general name of "tarsals" |
| tarsals | 7 short bones in the ankle |
| calcaneus | which is the largest of tarsals |
| heel bone | general name of "calcaneus" |
| calcaneus | medical name of "heel bone" |
| 5 | how many metatarsals bone are there in each foot |
| 2 | how many phalanges are there in the big toe |
| 3 | how many phalanges are there in the each toes (except big toe) |
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