by admin | Jul 2, 2022 | Group
The pelvic girdle (hip girdle) is formed by a single bone, the hip bone or coxal bone (coxal = “hip”), which serves as the attachment point for each lower limb. Each hip bone, in turn, is firmly joined to the axial skeleton via its attachment to the sacrum of the...
by admin | Jul 2, 2022 | Group
Like the upper limb, the lower limb is divided into three regions: The thigh is that portion of the lower limb located between the hip joint and knee joint.The leg is specifically the region between the knee joint and the ankle joint.Distal to the ankle is the foot....
by admin | Jul 1, 2022 | Group
The fingers and thumb contain 14 bones, each of which is called a phalanx bone (plural = phalanges), named after the ancient Greek phalanx (a rectangular block of soldiers). The thumb (pollex) is digit number 1 and has two phalanges, a proximal phalanx, and a distal...
by admin | Jul 1, 2022 | Group
See Phalanx Bones – Fingers for a detailed description.
by admin | Jul 1, 2022 | Group
The Thumb has 2 phalanges: Proximal and Distal. See Phalanx Bones – Fingers for a detailed description.
