ANTH 6- Forensic Anthropology
The Postcranial Skeleton III: Os Coxa, Femur, Patella, Tibia, Fibula, and the Foot
Adapted from: Bass 1987, 1995; Burns 1999; Gray 1918; and White 1991, 2000

Os Coxa (Innominate) (pl. os coxae or innominates)
ilium
ischium
pubis
acetabulum
acetabular fossa or notch
lunate surface
iliac crest
gluteal lines (inferior, anterior posterior)
anterior superior iliac spine
anterior inferior iliac spine
posterior superior iliac spine
posterior inferior iliac spine
greater sciatic notch
ischial spine
lesser sciatic notch
ischial tuberosity
auricular surface
iliac tuberosity
preauricular sulcus
iliac fossa
arcuate line
ischiopubic ramus
pubic symphysis
obturator foramen
obturator groove
pubic tubercle

Femur (pl. femora)
head
fovea capitis
neck
greater trochanter
trochanteric fossa
lesser trochanter
intertrochanteric crest
gluteal line (tuberosity)
femoral shaft
linea aspera
popliteal surface
lateral condyle
medial condyle
lateral epicondyle
medial epicondyle
adductor tubercle
intercondylar fossa (notch)
patellar surface

Patella (pl. patellae)
apex
lateral articular facet
medial articular facet

Tibia (pl. tibiae)
tibial plateau
medial condyle
lateral condyle
intercondylar eminence
medial intercondylar tubercle
lateral intercondylar tubercle
superior fibular articular facet
tibial tuberosity
shaft
popliteal (soleal) line
nutrient foramen
anterior crest (surface)
medial surface
interosseous surface
interosseous crest
medial malleolus
fibular notch
inferior fibular articular surface
malleolar groove

Fibula (pl. fibulae)
head
styloid process
proximal fibular articular surface
shaft
interosseous crest
nutrient foramen
lateral malleolus
malleolar (distal) articular surface
malleolar fossa
peroneal groove

Foot

Tarsal (pl. tarsals)

Talus (pl. tali)
head
body
neck
groove for flexor hallicis longus
calcaneal surfaces
sulcus tali

Calcaneus (pl. calcanea)
calcaneal tuberosity
lateral and medial processes
sustentacular sulcus (groove)
peroneal tubercle

Cuboid (pl. cuboids)
cuboid tuberosity

Navicular
tubercle

Medial (first ) cuneiform (pl. cuneiforms)

Intermediate (second) cuneiform

Lateral (third) cuneiform

Metatarsals
MT1 – sesamoid grooves
MT5 – styloid process

Phalanges
proximal, intermediate, distal

Hallux (ray 1)
 

(courtesy Dr. Lorraine Heidecker)
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