Fill in the blanks: The bones of the leg are the medial_____and the lateral______. The sesamoid bone that articulates with the distal femur is the______.

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Hey, everyone. Let's take a look at this question together. Which of the following is an example of a sesamoid bone that can be found in the lower limb. Is it answer choice? A, the patella, answer choice. B the talus answer choice C the phalanges or answer choice D metatarsals. Let's work this problem out together to try to figure out which of the following answer choices is an example of a sesamoid bone that is found in the lower limbs. So in order to solve this question, we must first recall what a sesamoid bone is, which we can recall that a sesamoid bone is a bone that is found within tendons and is a special type of a short bone. And we can also recall that the most common sesamoid bone that is found in the l lower limb is the patella, which we can recall that the patella is found within the tendon of the quadriceps muscle and contributes to the mechanical efficiency of the knee joint. Therefore, an example of a sesamoid bone that can be found in the lower limb is answer choice. A the patella and all other answer choices are incorrect. Since they are not examples of a sesamoid bone found in the lower limb, which is answer choice. A I hope you found this video to be helpful. Thank you and goodbye.