Femur Flashcards
What are the two bony ridges connecting the two trochanters of the femur
Anteriorly - intertrochanteric line
Posteriorly - intertrochanteric crest
What is the fovea
Small depression in the head of the femur where ligamentum teres attaches
What is the angle of the neck of femur
135 degrees
What muscles insert into the greater trochanter
Gluteus medius
Gluteus minimus
Piriformis
What muscles originates from the greater trochanter
Vastus lateralis
What inserts into the lesser trochanter
Iliopsoas
What attaches to the intertrochanteric line
Iliofemoral ligament
Hip joint capsule
What is the name for the intertrochanteric line after it passes the lesser trochanter
Pectineal line
Where is the quadrate tubercle
On the superior half of the intertrochanteric crest
What inserts into the quadrate tubercle
Quadratus femoris
What is the ridge of bone on the posterior aspect of the femoral shaft called
Linea aspera
What does the linea aspera split inferiorly to form
Medial and lateral supracondylar lines
What does the linea aspera split superiorly to form
Medial - pectineal line
Lateral - gluteal tuberosity
What inserts into the gluteal tuberosity
Gluteus maximus
Where does the medial supracondylar line stop
At the adductor tubercle
What inserts into the adductor tubercle
Adductor magnus
What does the posterior and inferior surfaces of medial and lateral condyles articulate with
Tibia and menisci of the knee
What does the anterior surface of the medial and lateral condyles articulate with
Patella
Which condyle is more prominent
Lateral
What does the prominent lateral condyle help with
Prevents natural lateral movement of the patella
Which is the larger epicondyle
Medial
What ligaments originate from the lateral and medial epicondyles
Lateral and medial collateral ligaments
What is the depression between the condyles called
Intercondylar fossa
What ligaments attach to the intercondylar fossa
ACL - to the medial aspect of the lateral condyle
PCL - to the lateral aspect of the medial condyle
