da admin | Lug 3, 2022 | Group
The leg is composed by 2 bones: The tibia is the larger, weight-bearing bone located on the medial side of the leg,The fibula is the thin bone of the lateral leg.
da admin | Lug 3, 2022 | Bone
The patella (kneecap) is largest sesamoid bone of the body. A sesamoid bone is a bone that is incorporated into the tendon of a muscle where that tendon crosses a joint. The sesamoid bone articulates with the underlying bones to prevent damage to the muscle tendon due...
da admin | Lug 2, 2022 | Bone
The hip bone, or coxal bone, forms the pelvic girdle portion of the pelvis. The paired hip bones are the large, curved bones that form the lateral and anterior aspects of the pelvis. Each adult hip bone is formed by three separate bones that fuse together during the...
da admin | Lug 2, 2022 | Group
The pelvis consists of four bones: the right and left hip bones, the sacrum, and the coccyx (Picture 1). The pelvis has several important functions: Its primary role is to support the weight of the upper body when sitting and to transfer this weight to the lower limbs...
da admin | Lug 2, 2022 | Group
See Phalanx Bones – Fingers for a detailed description.
