-
known to have
three trochanters,
though the
anatomic "normal"
includes only the
greater and
lesser trochanters. (The
third trochanter is not
present in...
- 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...
- In
human anatomy, the
lesser trochanter is a conical, posteromedial, bony
projection from the
shaft of the femur. it
serves as the prin****l insertion...
- In
human anatomy, the
third trochanter is a bony
projection occasionally present on the
proximal femur near the
superior border of the
gluteal tuberosity...
- the hip
joint capsule. Here the two
trochanters,
greater and
lesser trochanter, are found. The
greater trochanter is
almost box-shaped and is the most...
- The
fourth trochanter is a
shared characteristic common to archosaurs. It is a ****-like
feature on the posterior-medial side of the
middle of the femur...
- may be
confused with
terms for bones: coxa (meaning hip, pl.: coxae),
trochanter,
femur (pl.: femora),
tibia (pl. tibiae),
tarsus (pl. tarsi), ischium...
- portion, end in a
thick tendinous lamina,
which p****es
across the
greater trochanter, and
inserts into the
iliotibial band of the
fascia lata; and the deeper...
-
lateral surface of the
greater trochanter. A
bursa separates the
tendon of the
muscle from the
surface of the
trochanter over
which it glides. The posterior...
- is
inserted into an
impression on the
anterior border of the
greater trochanter, and
gives an
expansion to the
capsule of the hip joint. It is also a...