THE SKELETON OF THE LOWER EXTREMITY 



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Fossa of the inter 

 articular ligament... 

 Fovea capitis 



Neck of the femur 



Collum femoris 



Anterior intertrochanteric m 



line 

 Line?, intertrochanterica 



Inner lip of the linea aspera 



Labium mediale lineae asperae 



Shaft or body of the femur - 



Corpus femoris 



Anterior surface _ 

 Facies anterior 



Internal surface 



Facies medialis 



Patellar surface _ 

 Facies patellaris 



Internal tuberosity, orepicondyle' 7 ' 



Epicondylus medialis 



, Head of the femur 



Caput femoris 



Great trochanter 

 -Trochanter major 

 Digital or 

 trochanteric fossa 

 Fossa trochanterica 



. Small trochanter 

 Trochanter minor 



Small trochanter 

 Trochanter minor 



Pectineal line 

 Linea pectinea 



Inner lip of the linea aspera 

 Labium mediale lineas asperse 



Great trochanter 



Trochanter major 



Posterior intertro- 

 chanteric ridge 

 or line 



Crista intertro- 

 chanterica 



Third trochanter (var.) 

 Trochanter tertius (var.) 



Gluteal ridge 

 Tuberositas glutaea 



Outer lip of the linea 



aspera 

 Labium laterale lineae 



asperse 



FIG. 322. THE UPPER PORTION OF THE RIGHT 

 FEMUR: THIRD TROCHANTER (VAR.). SEEN 

 FROM BEHIND. 



Anterior surrace 

 / Facies anterior 



astssr 



Inner lip 



Labium mediale 





Internal condyle 



Condylus medialis 



Outer lip 



Labium laterale 



Linea 

 Linea aspera 



FIG. 321. THE RIGHT FEMUR, 

 INTERNAL ASPECT. 



FIG. 323. TRANSVERSE SECTION THROUGH 

 THE MIDDLE OF THE SHAFT OF THE 

 RIGHT FEMUR. 



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Jr'emur The femui. 



