- tubercle, such as the
posterior surface of the
greater trochanter or the neck of the femur. In a
small anatomical study it was
shown that the
epiphyseal line...
- may be
confused with
terms for bones: coxa (meaning hip, pl.: coxae),
trochanter,
femur (pl.: femora),
tibia (pl. tibiae),
tarsus (pl. tarsi), ischium...
- 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...
-
origin upon the
front surface of the sacrum, and
inserts onto the
greater trochanter of the femur.
Depending upon the
given position of the leg, it acts either...
- femur) is
still made of
cartilage (but
there may be a
small piece of bone in the
great trochanter of the femur); this
makes it
difficult to
detect congenital...
- 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...
- structures:
Femoral head
including the
fovea Femur neck
Greater trochanter Lesser trochanter Intertrochanteric line
Intertrochanteric crest Trochanteric fossa...
-
upper part of the
pectineal line or the
posterior part of the
lesser trochanter.
While similar to its
neighbouring adductors, it is
formed by separation...
- In
mammals including humans, the
medial surface of the
greater trochanter has at its base a deep
depression bounded posteriorly by the intertrochanteric...
- The
lateral rotator group is a
group of six
small muscles of the hip
which all
externally (laterally)
rotate the
femur in the hip joint. It
consists of...
