Hands and Leg Bones - Lesson 214
Bones of the Leg and Foot: 1. Femur or thigh bone. Femur is the longest bone in the human body. This bone has a round-shaped head like structure at its proximal. This head called femoral head mounts into a socket like depression in the hip bone called acetabulum. The acetabulum was termed for the reason that of its likeness to a rounded cup. 2. Kneecap or patella. This bone is a flat in size and small in structure. Patella is positioned in face of the articulation sandwiched between the femur or thigh bone and one of the lower leg bones called the tibia. Patella is enclosed or bounded by shielding tendons and seized in position by muscle attachments. 3. Tibia or shin bone. Tibia means a music instrument called flute, as this bone resembles that. Tibia are the largest bones in the legs. Each tibial bone is present under the skin. Tibial bones are in front of the leg. Each tibia joins with the femur bones in each leg at the patella distally with the ankle. A