Lower Limb
Femur
This structure is present in the model and can be selected, rotated and isolated. No written description has been recorded for it yet — the atlas will show you its system and its position.
NEET points
Class 11 · Unit V · Human Physiology · Locomotion and Movement
- The longest bone in the body; the stapes in the middle ear is the smallest.
- It belongs to the appendicular skeleton, articulating with the pelvic girdle above at a ball-and-socket joint and with the tibia below at a hinge joint.
Chapter numbering moved when NCERT rationalised its books in 2023 and the NTA has revised the NEET syllabus since, so this maps by unit and title. It is a study aid, not a syllabus.