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THE INFERIOR EXTREMITY 



its proximal part the anterior border, which is fleshy, is either 

 contiguous to or blended with the intermedius; distally, the 



Head of femur 



Neck of femur' 



Intertrochanteric line 



Lesser trochante 



Attachment of lower band o 

 ilio-femoral ligament 



Attachment of upper band of ilio-femoral ligament 

 Obturator internus and gemelli 

 Piriformis 



"Glutaeus minir 



Vastus lateralis 

 Vastus medialis 



Adductor tubercle ^. 



Medial epicondyle and 

 tibial collateral ligament 



Patellar surface- 



Anterior surface of femur 



Medial border of femu 



-Vastus intermedius 

 Vastus intermedius 



M. articularis genu 



. Lateral head of gastrocnemius 

 Lateral epicondyle and fibular 



collateral ligament 

 Popliteus 



FIG. n 8. Diagram of the Femur seen from in front. 



anterior border is tendinous and overlaps the intermedius, 

 but it is not, as a rule, fused with it. 



The vastus medialis arises (i) from the lower part of the 



