The femur (/ˈfiːmər/; pl.: femurs or femora /ˈfɛmərə/), or thigh bone is the only bone in the thigh. The thigh is the region of the lower limb between...

medial condyle is one of the two projections on the lower extremity of femur, the other being the lateral condyle. The medial condyle is larger than...

Tubercle of the femur can refer to: Quadrate tubercle Adductor tubercle of femur This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Tubercle...

Femur condyle may refer to: Lateral condyle of femur Medial condyle of femur This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Femur condyle...

In human anatomy, the body of femur (or shaft of femur) is the almost cylindrical, long part of the femur. It is a little broader above than in the center...

Extremity of femur may refer to: Lower extremity of femur Upper extremity of femur This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Extremity...

lateral condyle is one of the two projections on the lower extremity of the femur. The other one is the medial condyle. The lateral condyle is the more prominent...

Head of femur can refer to: Femoral head Head of Femur (band) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Head of femur. If an internal...

The lateral epicondyle of the femur, smaller and less prominent than the medial epicondyle, gives attachment to the fibular collateral ligament of the...

The intercondylar fossa of femur (intercondyloid fossa of femur, intercondylar notch of femur) is a deep notch between the rear surfaces of the medial...

A trochanter is a tubercle of the femur near its joint with the hip bone. In humans and most mammals, the trochanters serve as important muscle attachment...

Femur epicondyle may refer to: Lateral epicondyle of the femur Medial epicondyle of the femur This disambiguation page lists articles associated with...

The femoral head (femur head or head of the femur) is the highest part of the thigh bone (femur). It is supported by the femoral neck. The head is globular...

The ligament of the head of the femur (round ligament of the femur, foveal ligament, or Fillmore's ligament) is a weak ligament located in the hip joint...

femur is the part of the femur closest to the pelvic bone and the trunk. It contains the following structures: Femoral head including the fovea Femur...

The medial epicondyle of the femur is an epicondyle, a bony protrusion, located on the medial side of the femur at its distal end. Located above the medial...

confused with terms for bones: coxa (meaning hip, pl.: coxae), trochanter, femur (pl.: femora), tibia (pl.: tibiae), tarsus (pl.: tarsi), ischium (pl.: ischia)...

mass which covers the front and sides of the femur. The name derives from Latin four-headed muscle of the femur. The quadriceps femoris muscle is subdivided...

The lower extremity of femur (or distal extremity) is the lower end of the femur (thigh bone) in human and other animals, closer to the knee. It is larger...

trochanter is a conical, posteromedial, bony projection from the shaft of the femur. It serves as the principal insertion site of the iliopsoas muscle. The...

The greater trochanter of the femur is a large, irregular, quadrilateral eminence and a part of the skeletal system. It is directed lateral and medially...

A femoral fracture is a bone fracture that involves the femur. They are typically sustained in high-impact trauma, such as car crashes, due to the large...

On the posterior surface of the femur, the intermediate ridge or pectineal line is continued to the base of the lesser trochanter and gives attachment...

of the femur articulates with the tibia and patella forming the knee. By most measures, the femur is the strongest bone in the body. The femur is also...

and consists of two joints: one between the femur and tibia (tibiofemoral joint), and one between the femur and patella (patellofemoral joint). It is the...

The femoral artery is a large artery in the thigh and the main arterial supply to the thigh and leg. The femoral artery gives off the deep femoral artery...

cord (abdominal ganglia) Malpighian tubules tarsal pads claws tarsus tibia femur trochanter foregut (crop, gizzard) thoracic ganglion coxa salivary gland...

at the back of the knee joint. The bones of the popliteal fossa are the femur and the tibia. Like other flexion surfaces of large joints (groin, armpit...

bones are the bones found in the leg. These can include the following: Femur – The bone in the thigh. Patella – The knee cap Tibia – The shin bone, the...

The femoral neck (femur neck or neck of the femur) is a flattened pyramidal process of bone, connecting the femoral head with the femoral shaft, and forming...