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The femoral region is the area of the body that runs along the hip to the knee. Basically, it is the whole thigh area of your leg.
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Joint between axail skeleton and pelvic girdle?
The sacroiliac joint. Between the Sacrum and iliac.
Were is the femur in the human body?
The femur, or thigh bone, is the most proximal (closest to the body) bone of the leg in vertebrates capable of walking or jumping.
What is the acetabulofemoral?
* deep socket in the coxal bone* formed where the ilium, ischium, and pubis bones fuse* the head of the femur, the thigh bone, fits in the acetabulumAcetabulum is the area on the pelvis where the head of the femur joins the pelvis. It is a concave surface that allows for the forming of the hip joint which allows you kick your leg up.The hip has these two bowl shaped regions into which the upper femur fits. This is the hip joint. That bowl shaped region is called the acetabulum.
Which joint is the fumer bone part of?
The Femur is part of both the hip and knee joints.
What is the function of acetabulum?
The acetabulum is a concave surface on the pelvis. It is located where where the femur, or the thigh bone, and the pelvis meet, forming the hip joint. Since the acetabulum is a crucial part of the hip joint, its function is self-explanatory in that it supports the joint itself.
What forms a joint with the hip bone?
The part of the hip bone that forms the hip joint is actually formed from two of the three fused paired bones - the ischium and the ilium, which are shaped into the acetabulum. The distal articulating bone is the femur, specifically the head of the femur.Femur & coxarum form the hip joint.The hip bone, also called the pelvis, is made of three fused pairs of bones: the ilium, the ischium and the pubis. The pelvis has a socket called the acetabulum, where the head of the femur bone fits in - this is the hip joint.
Where is the ball and socket joint located?
Hip, the ball is attached to the end of your femur and the socket is part of the pelvis
What bone is distal to the femur?
Yes, the patella is distal to the femur. This is because the patella is more distant than the femur to the attachment point to the trunk of the body. You can also say the femur is proximal to the patella.
With what part of the hip bone does The head of the femur articulate?
The head of the femur articulates with the os coxa (pelvis) at the acetabulum. The acetabulum is the rounded socket that the head of the femur fits into. It also allows sliding of the pelvic bones and rotation. This joint is a synovial joint and is an example of a "ball-and-socket" joint.
Where is the longest bone in the human body that articulates with the coxal bone?
The coxal bone is part of the hip joint.The longest bone in the body is the femur, thigh bone, which is a ball and socket joint with the hip joint or coxal bone.
Which tarsal forms the part of the ankle joint?
talus
What are the bones that form your knee joint?
There are two. From the thigh, the distal femur interacts with the proximal tibia to form the bony structures of the knee. The patella is also present, but is not actually part of the knee joint. It acts as a lever to aid the quadriceps extend the knee in a more energy-efficient manner.
