Labelled Long Bone. The average adult has 90 long bones. The 2020 pandemic required that many of these activities be converted a format that students could complete online with a device.
Nutrient artery system All long bones have one or more nutrient arterites that enter through a nutrient foramen High pressure system that branches from major systemic arteries Enter the cortex through the nutrient foramen and enter the medullary canal Then branches into ascending and descending branches Each branch sends lateral oriented arteriolar branches. The long bones in the legs are the femur tibia and fibula. Clavicle commonly known as collarbone is a slender S-shaped modified long bone located at the base of the neck.
The bone structure in the leg is easy to memorize and draw as it consists mainly of 6 bones.
The anatomy of the femur can be divided into proximal central distal and posterior parts. Your humerus is classified as a long bone. This is the long central shaft. The femur andor hip may fracture secondary to trauma so understanding the femur bone anatomy is important.
