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The femur is the longest and strongest bone in the body

Extending from the hip to the knee the thigh bone supports most body weight

The femur makes up roughly one quarter of a person's overall height. It is remarkably dense and can withstand forces several times a person's body weight during walking or running. Its hollow tubular structure provides immense strength while keeping the skeleton light.

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: Extending from the hip to the knee the thigh bone supports most body weight. The figure is taken from MedlinePlus, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a human body fact?: Yes. It sits on the Human Body shelf, one of 1,090 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.