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Anatomy Essentials for Students

The document provides quick notes about various bones, joints, muscles and other anatomical structures, listing their names and identifying some as the longest, largest, strongest, or most commonly injured or fractured in the body. Key facts mentioned include the femur as the longest bone, patella as the largest sesamoid bone, glenohumeral joint as the most commonly dislocated joint, gluteus maximus as the largest muscle, and Achilles tendon as the largest and strongest tendon.

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Anatomy Essentials for Students

The document provides quick notes about various bones, joints, muscles and other anatomical structures, listing their names and identifying some as the longest, largest, strongest, or most commonly injured or fractured in the body. Key facts mentioned include the femur as the longest bone, patella as the largest sesamoid bone, glenohumeral joint as the most commonly dislocated joint, gluteus maximus as the largest muscle, and Achilles tendon as the largest and strongest tendon.

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ANATOMY QUICK NOTES

BONES
Femur Longest bone in the body
Tibia 2nd longest bone in the body
Femur Strongest bone in the body
Patella Largest sesamoid bone in the body
Clavicle Most commonly fractured bone
Tibia Most commonly fracture long bone
Atlas Widest vertebra
L5 Largest vertebra
C7 Most prominent vertebra
C2/Axis Strongest cervical vertebra
Capitate Largest carpal bone in the distal row
Scaphoid Largest carpal bone in the proximal row
Scaphoid Most commonly fractured carpal bone
Lunate Most commonly dislocated carpal bone
JOINTS
Glenohumeral joint Most commonly dislocated joint
Knee joint Largest joint, strongest joint, most superficial
MUSCLES
Gluteus maximus Largest muscle in the body
Sartorius Longest muscle in the body
Masseter Strongest muscle in the body
Latissimus dorsi Widest muscle in the body
Deltoid Most powerful abductor in the body
Abductor magnus Most powerful adductor in the body
Trapezius The only shoulder muscle with NO innervation
Biceps brachii Most powerful flexor of the elbow joint
Others
Iliofemoral Strongest ligament in the body
Sciatic nerve Largest nerve in the body
ACL Most commonly injured ligament
Achilles tendon Largest, strongest tendon in the body
Aorta Largest artery in the body
Inferior vena cava Largest vein in the body

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