femur Flashcards
this is the longest, heaviest and strongest bone in the body
its length is about ¼ that of the body and its average length is about 18 inches (45 cm)**
FEMUR
standing position, the femur transmits weight from the pelvic bone to the
tibia
The femur consists of
shaft, proximal and distal ends
at the proximal end of the femur, the rounded head is found, which articulates with the acetabulum of the
pelvic bone to form the
hip joint
on the head of the femur is a pit or depression, known as the
fovea capitis
What is attached to the fovea capitis of the femur
capitis
femoris ligament
Just lateral to the head of the femur is the ….
Neck
What is is the angle called that is formed from the neck of the femur
the angle of
inclination
the proximal end of the femur shaft is marked by a large bony prominence called the
greater trochanter
on the femur where the greater trochanter meets the neck is a deep pit is called the…
trochanteric fossa
a blunt conical projection at the junction of the femurs inferior border of the neck with
the shaft
lesser trochanter
with the femur the trochanters are joined posteriorly by the
intertrochanteric crest
on the intertrochanteric crest of the femur is a prominent
bump called the
quadrate tubercle
anteriorly on the femur, the trochanters are connected by the
intertrochanteric line
the intertrochanteric line continues on the posterior aspect of the femur shaft as the
spiral line
a faint line or ridge that is found just inferior to the lesser trochanter of the femur
pectineal line
a roughened area found inferior to the greater trochanter of the femur is the
gluteal line or gluteal tuberosity
the three lines (spiral, pectineal and gluteal) on the femur come together to form the
linea aspera
prominent longitudinal ridge on the posterior aspect of the femoral shaft consists of a
medial and lateral lip
the distal end of the femur, what are the three articular surfaces
condyle, medial condyle and
the patellar facet
found just above each condyle on the distal femur are the are the
epicondyles
on the medial condyle, distal end of the femur is an added
projection called what?
adductor tubercle
between the distal femoral condyles is a depression known as the
intercondylar fossa
the most superior part of the intercondylar fossa (femur)
intercondylar line