Femur
The long bone in the human leg extending from the hip to the knee, also known as the thigh bone. It is the longest, heaviest, and strongest bone in the human body, artic...
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Basic Medical Sciences Medical Terms
Foundational body structures and core starter vocabulary.
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54
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orthopedicsbasicATCcarpal boneswristfootpelvis
What this category covers
Basic medical sciences pages are the easiest entry point for beginners because they teach the structural vocabulary that appears everywhere else in medicine.
They are useful as starter pages for learners who need a controlled first set before moving into disease, tests, and interventions.
Featured Basic Medical Sciences Terms
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Tibia
The larger and stronger of the two bones in the lower leg, located on the medial side. It connects the knee with the ankle bones and is the main weight-bearing bone of t...
Pelvis
The basin-shaped complex of bones that connects the axial skeleton to the lower limbs. It is composed of the two hip bones (os coxae), the sacrum, and the coccyx, protec...
Biceps Brachii
A large, two-headed muscle located on the anterior aspect of the upper arm that flexes the elbow and supinates the forearm.
Cardiac Muscle
A specialized type of involuntary, striated muscle tissue found only in the heart (myocardium), responsible for pumping blood. Its cells (cardiomyocytes) are joined by i...
Hip Joint
A synovial ball-and-socket joint formed by the articulation of the globular head of the femur with the cup-shaped acetabulum of the pelvis. It is designed for stability...
Knee Joint
A complex synovial hinge joint (ginglymus) that connects the femur, tibia, and patella, allowing for flexion, extension, and limited medial and lateral rotation. It is t...
Scaphoid Bone
A boat-shaped carpal bone in the proximal row of the carpus that articulates with the radius, lunate, trapezium, trapezoid, and capitate. It is the most frequently fract...
Shoulder Joint
A multiaxial, synovial ball-and-socket joint, also known as the glenohumeral joint, formed by the articulation between the head of the humerus and the glenoid cavity of...
Actin Filament
A thin, flexible protein filament (microfilament) composed of globular actin (G-actin) subunits that polymerize to form fibrous actin (F-actin). It is a major component...
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