Appendicular skeleton-Upper extremity-Femur Flashcards
Femur
bone of the upper leg
Head
superior rounded portion that forms a ball-and-socket joint with the acetabulum
Fovea capitis
central depression on the femoral head for a ligamentous attachment to the acetabulum
Neck
narrowed part which connects the head to the shaft at a lateral angle
Shaft
the siaphysis or femoral body
Greater trochanter
large prominence lateral to the femoral head
Lesser trochanter
smaller prominence inferior to the head on the medial side of the femur
Intertrochanteric crest
region formed posteriorly between the greater and lesser trochanters
Intertrochanteric line
region formed anteriorly between the greater and lesser trochanters
Gluteal tuberosity
roughened surface adjacent to prolonged lateral ridge of superiof linea aspera
Linea aspera
rough surface on the posterior side of the femur extending verically along the shaft
Medial condly
medial knob on the distal end of the femur which forms a hinge joint with tibia
Lateral condyle
lateral knob on the distal end of the femur which form a hinge joint with the tibia
Medial epicondly
medial elevation on the distal end of the femur superior and medial to the medial condyle
Lateral epicondlye
lateral elevation on the distal end of the femur superior and lateral to the lateral condyle
