Leg and Foot

• femur is the thighbone
• a rounded head fits into a socket in the hip bone called the acetabulum
• a small flat bones that lies in front of the joint between the femur and one of the lower leg bones called tibia


  patella or kneecap
• is the larger of the two lower bones of the leg


  tibia
• is the smaller of the two bones


  fibula
• are a short bones that are much like the carpal bones of the wrist but larger


  tarsals or ankle bones
• also called as heel bones


  calcaneus