Hip Flashcards
What kind of cartilage covers the femoral head
Hyaline
What is the fovea capitals
A small depression in the femoral head
To where does the ligamentum teres attach
Fovea capitis
Describe how the neck connects the head of the femur to the femoral shaft
Inferiorly, posteriorly and laterally and at 125’
Where are the greater and lesser trochanters
Proximal end of the femoral shaft
How are the greater and lesser trochanters connected
Anterior aspect = by the intertrochanteric line
Posterior aspect = intertrochanteric crest
The linea aspera is a ridge on the posterior femur, what attaches to it?
Intermuscular septa and many muscles of the thigh
Where does the gluteus maximus insert
The gluteal tuberosity (between upper end of the linea aspera and intertrochanteric crest
When the linea aspera diverges inferiorly , what does it form
The lateral and medial lines
The medial
