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What is a scientific word for thigh bone?
The scientific word for thigh bone is femur.
What is the longest bone in the body?
The Femur in the ThighThe femur is the longest bone in the human body; it is located in the thigh. It is also known as the thigh bone (Femur is the technical word).
Use the word femur in a sentence?
Pertaining to the femur or thigh; as, the femoral artery.
What is another word for thigh bone?
-nounthe sternum.
Is bone the hardest structure in the body?
he femur is the thigh bone in the human body. In humans, it is the longest, hardest and strongest bone. The femur is said to be harder than concrete. The average human femur in adults is 48 centimeters (19 in) in length and 2.34 cm (0.92 in) in diameter and managed to support and withstand up to 30 times the weight of an adult. It forms part of the hip (at the acetabulum) and part of the knee. The word femur is Latin for thigh. It is impressive that evolution could make the femur bone almost harder than concrete. It has probably taken millions of years of evolution for the femur to evolve into the super strong bone that is today. The femur is a critical building block that the rest of our relatively soft body relies on.
Where are the longest and strongest bones in the body found?
Femur Spanning from the bottom of the hip to the top of the knee, the femur's name is from the Latin word for "thigh". However the strongest bones are the teeth that are coated with the extra hard substance enamel.
What is a four letter word that is a femur or ulna?
bone
What is the combining form and the meaning of the word patellofemoral?
The combining form in the word "patellofemoral" is "patello-" and "femoral." "Patello-" refers to the patella, or kneecap, while "femoral" pertains to the femur, or thigh bone. Together, the term describes the relationship between the patella and the femur, typically in the context of knee joint function or pathology.
What is the common word for patella?
knee cap- the thing that separates your tibula and fibula (leg) from the femur (thigh)
Is quadriceps Greece or Latin?
Quadriceps are the four-headed muscle of the femur (thigh). The root of the word is Latin.
What is a 4-Letter word for an arm bone?
Ulna
What is a word for a part of a leg below the knee?
It is usually called just the lower leg, although specific parts do have names of their own (shin for the front and calf for the back are common).
