Femur

Question 1

Fovea Capitis

Answer 1

Small nonarticular depression near the centre of the ferur’s head.

Question 2

Greater Trochanter

Answer 2

The large, blunt, nonarticular prominance on the lateral, proximal part of the femur.

Question 3

Lesser Trochanter

Answer 3

The blunt, prominent tubercle on the posterior femoral surface just inferior to thepoint where the neck meets the shaft.

Question 4

Interochanteric Crest

Answer 4

The elevated line on the posterior surface of the proximal femur between the greater and lesser trochanters. It passes from the superolateral to the inferomedial.

Question 5

Medial Epicondlye

Answer 5

The large knob on the medial side of the distal femur.

Question 6

Adductor Tubercle

Answer 6

A variable, raised tubercle on the medial supracondylar ridge just superior to the medial epicondyle.

Question 7

Lateral Condyle

Answer 7

Large protruding knob on the lateral side of the distal femur.

Question 8

Intercondyloid Fossa

Answer 8

The nonartocular, excavated surface between the distal and posterior articular surfaces of the condyles.

Question 9

Popliteal Groove

Answer 9

A smooth hollow on the posterolateral side of the lateral condyle.