Humerus vs. Femur

Humerusnoun

(anatomy) The bone of the upper arm.

Humerusnoun

The bone of the brachium, or upper part of the arm or fore limb.

Humerusnoun

bone extending from the shoulder to the elbow

Humerus

The humerus (, plural: humeri) is a long bone in the arm that runs from the shoulder to the elbow. It connects the scapula and the two bones of the lower arm, the radius and ulna, and consists of three sections.

Femurnoun

(anatomy) A thighbone.

Femurnoun

(entomology) The middle segment of the leg of an insect, between the trochanter and the tibia.

Femurnoun

(arachnology) A segment of the leg of an arachnid.

Femurnoun

The thigh bone; - it is the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton, which extends from the pelvis to the knee.

Femurnoun

the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton; extends from the pelvis to the knee

Femur

The femur (, pl. femurs or femora ), or thigh bone, is the proximal bone of the hindlimb in tetrapod vertebrates.