Bones of the lower limb

The femur (; : femurs or femora ), or thigh bone is the only bone in the thigh — the region of the lower limb between the hip and the knee. In many four-legged animals, the femur is the upper bone of the hindleg.

The tibia (; : tibiae or tibias), also known as the shinbone, shankbone or simply the shin, is the larger, stronger, and anterior (frontal) of the two bones in the leg below the knee in vertebrates (the other being the fibula, behind and to the outside of the tibia); it connects the knee with the ankle. The tibia is found on the medial side of the leg next to the fibula and closer to the median plane. The tibia is connected to the fibula by the interosseous membrane of leg, forming a type of fibrous joint called a syndesmosis with very little movement. The tibia is named for the flute tibia. I

In vertebrate anatomy, the hip, or coxa (: coxae) in medical terminology, refers to either an anatomical region or a joint on the outer (lateral) side of the pelvis.

The patella (: patellae or patellas), also known as the kneecap, is a flat, rounded triangular bone which articulates with the femur (thigh bone) and covers and protects the anterior articular surface of the knee joint. The patella is found in many tetrapods, such as mice, cats, birds, and dogs, but not in whales, or most reptiles.

alt=3D Medical Animation still shot of Fibula structure|thumb|260x260px|3D medical animation still shot of fibula structure The fibula (: fibulae or fibulas) or calf bone is a leg bone on the lateral side of the tibia, to which it is connected above and below. It is the smaller of the two bones and, in proportion to its length, the most slender of all the long bones. Its upper extremity is small, placed toward the back of the head of the tibia, below the knee joint and excluded from the formation of this joint. Its lower extremity inclines a little forward, so as to be on a plane anterior to t

bones in the foot

bone of the pelvis

one of the group of foot bones forming the lower part of the ankle joint

The calcaneus (; from the Latin calcaneus or calcaneum, meaning heel; : calcanei or calcanea) or heel bone is a bone of the tarsus of the foot which constitutes the heel. In some animals, it is the point of the hock.

bone of the ankle

The acetabulum (; : acetabula), also called the cotyloid cavity, is a concave surface of the pelvis. The head of the femur meets with the pelvis at the acetabulum, forming the hip joint.

A malleolus is the bony prominence on each side of the human ankle.

thumb|Pigeon skeleton. Number 8 indicates both left and right tarsometatarsus The tarsometatarsus (tarsus singular, tarsi plural) is a bone that is only found in the lower leg of birds and some non-avian dinosaurs. It is formed from the fusion of several bird bones found in other types of animals, and homologous to the mammalian tarsus (ankle bones) and metatarsal bones (foot). Despite this, the tarsometatarsus of flying types is often referred to as just the shank, tarsus or metatarsus.

highest part of the femur

conical projection from the shaft of the femur

quadrilateral part of the thigh bone

rough ridge located on the posterior side of the femur serves as an attachment point for several muscles of the thigh

Projection on the femur

bone in the foot

flattened pyramidal process of bone

slight protrusion at the top front end

long bone in the foot

Long bone in the foot

Long bone in the foot

prominent ridge on the posterior surface of the tibia

projection on the femur

lateral top surface of shinbone

Joint in the foot