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1. The femur (thighbone) is the longest and largest pipe bone. The base of the bone near the
pelvis forms the joint of the joint called the femoral head. The ends form a knee joint.
2. The tibia (the shinbone) is the largest pipe bone after the femur, contributes to body weight,
the base forms the knee joint with the femur, and at the lower end there is a bulge called
the medial malleolus (inner eye).
3. The fibula (the calf bone) is the leanest pipe bone. Not participating sustains body weight,
but increases the area of muscle attachment of the limbs. The lower end of the fibula forms
a bulge called the lateral malleolus (an external toe).
4. Patella (kneecap bone) is a triangular-shaped flat bone with rounded corners.
5. The tarsal (ankle bone) consists of 7 small bones on each leg, ie 1 bone (talus), 1 heel bone
or calcaneus (larger size), 1 bone shaped naval (vessel), 1 bone dice (kuboid) and 3 shaped
cuneiform wedge bones.
6. Metatarsal (foot bones) consists of 5 elliptical pipe bones. The first metatarsal is a short
and long wide metatarsal.
7. The fangangus (toe bone) consists of 14 short bones on each leg. Each toe consists of 3
vertebrae, except the toe that has only 2 segments only.
8. Pelvic bone serves to protect the internal organs such as the small intestine and colon.
Abnormalities in the Bones
1. Rickets
Rickets is a bone disease Rickets is a bone disease due to vitamin D deficiency. Vitamin D helps
the process of lime dumping at the time of bone formation. So, if vitamin D deficiency causes bone
member of the form of X or O.
2. Polio
This disorder is caused by the polio virus infection, the sufferer will experience bone
condition that increasingly smaller so that lead to paralysis.

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