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Skeletal System: Lower Extremities

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The Lower Extremities (including pelvic girdle, legs, ankles, and feet) consist of a total of 62 bones, or 31 bones  for each leg. 

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Each Lower Extremity (31 bones):

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  • ​Pelvic Girdle (1 bone; 3 fused)

    • Ilium

    • Ischium

    • Pubis 

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  • Leg (4 bones, EACH, including knee)​​​

    • Femur

    • Patella

    • Tibia

    • Fibia

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Ankle (7 Tarsal Bones, EACH)

    • Talus

    • Calcaneus

    • Navicular

    • Medial Cuneiform

    • Middle Cuneiform

    • Lateral Cuneiform

    • Cuboid

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  • Foot / Toes (19 bones, EACH)

    • 5 Metatarsals​

    • Phalanges (14 bones each)

      • 5 proximal ​

      • 4 intermediate 

      • 5 distal 

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