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1Thigh bone — The thigh bone in anatomy is called the femur. Whichever term you care to use thigh bone or femur, it is the bone in the leg that extends from the hip to the knee. The thigh bone/femur constitutes the upper leg, that part of the leg above the… …
2Bone marrow — Simplified illustration of cells in bone marrow. Latin medulla ossium Code TA …
3Bone — This article is about the skeletal organ. For other uses, see Bone (disambiguation) and Bones (disambiguation). For the tissue, see Osseous tissue. Drawing of a human femur Bones are rigid organs that constitute part of the endoskeleton of… …
4Thigh — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Diagram of the human thigh bone Precursor = System = Artery = Vein = Nerve = Lymph = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = DorlandsSuf = In humans the thigh is the area… …
5Bone, thigh — The thigh bone in anatomy is called the femur. Whichever term thigh bone or femur you care to use, it is the bone in the leg that extends from the hip to the knee. The thigh bone/femur constitutes the entire upper leg, all of the leg above the… …
6Bone — is the substance that forms the skeleton of the body. It is composed chiefly of calcium phosphate and calcium carbonate. It also serves as a storage area for calcium, playing a large role in calcium balance in the blood. The 206 bones in the body …
7Thigh — The thigh extends from the hip to the knee. The thigh has only one bone, the femur which is the largest bone in the human body. The thigh is the thick part of the leg. This is reflected in the word thigh which comes from the Indo European root… …
8bone disease — Introduction any of the diseases or injuries that affect human bones (bone). Diseases and injuries of bones are major causes of abnormalities of the human skeletal system (skeletal system, human). Although physical injury, causing fracture,… …
9thigh — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ fat, flabby, huge, thick (AmE) ▪ muscular, powerful, strong, sturdy ▪ firm …
10Crus (lower leg) — For other uses, see Crus (disambiguation). Crus (lower leg) Lateral aspect of right leg Crus (Latin for leg ,[1] plural is crura ) is the portion of the body starting from the …
