femurs
Body's longest bones
Femurs is the plural of femur, the thighbone—the long bone extending from hip to knee.
It's the largest and strongest bone in the human body: Both femurs were fractured in the accident.
The Latin plural femora appears in medical and anatomical contexts.
Upper leg bone
- boneHard skeletal tissue
- skeletonInternal supportive framework
- legAmbulatory limb
- marrowSoft bone interior
shaft · hip · knee · joint · pelvis · condyle · epiphysis · cortical
Split in hard material
- breakInterrupt continuity
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
- orthopedicRelating to bone treatment
- implantDevice placed inside tissue
rod · plate · screws · hip replacement · osteoporosis · osteomyelitis · tumor · biopsy
Walking on two limbs
- hominidBipedal primate family
- fossilPreserved ancient organism
- LucyFeminine name meaning light
- AustralopithecusExtinct hominin genus
Homo erectus · adaptation · walking · upright · comparative anatomy · primate · ape · angle
Continues in place
- skeletonInternal supportive framework
- identificationEstablishing who someone is
- anthropologyStudy of human cultures
- statureHeight or prestige
sex determination · DNA · excavation · burial · decomposition · ossuary · pathology · trauma
thighbone
Upper leg bone
marrow · shaft · hip · knee · joint · pelvis · condyle · epiphysis · cortical · trabecular
fracture
Split in hard material
- breakInterrupt continuity
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
- orthopedicRelating to bone treatment
implant · rod · plate · screws · hip replacement · osteoporosis · osteomyelitis · tumor · biopsy · X-ray
bipedalism
Walking on two limbs
Australopithecus · Homo erectus · adaptation · walking · upright · comparative anatomy · primate · ape · angle · valgus
remains
Continues in place
- skeletonInternal supportive framework
- identificationEstablishing who someone is
- anthropologyStudy of human cultures
stature · sex determination · DNA · excavation · burial · decomposition · ossuary · pathology · trauma · postmortem
- femur fractureDamaged upper leg bone