B 



Plate XII. — Right Femur 



A. ANTERIOR ASPECT 



1. Summit of great trochanter (insertion of one of tendons of middle gluteus muscle). 



2. Insertion of deep gluteus into inner face of con\'exity. 3. Outer surface of convexity 

 (seat of synovial bursa beneath tendon of nnddle gluteus). 4. Articular head. 5. Crest 

 of great trochanterj into which is inserted tendon of middle gluteus, which plays over 

 outer surface of convexity. 6. Sulcus in head. 7. Exfcrnal or third trochanter, to which 

 is attached tendon of superficial gluteus muscle. 8. Internal or small trochanter, into 

 which are inserted the psoas magnus and iliacus muscles. 9. Anterior surface (this and 

 the lateral surfaces are clothed by the quadriceps extensor cruris muscle). 10. Inner 

 ridge of trochlea. 11. Outer ridge of trochlea. 12. Groove of trochlea. 



B. — POSTERIOR ASPECT 



I. Summit of great trochanter. 2. Articular head. 3. Trochanteric ridge. 4. Sulcus 

 in head. 5. Trochanteric fosfa. 6. Internal or small trochanter. 7. Tubercle for 

 attachm.ent of slip from biceps femoris. 8. Roughening for insertion of quadratus 

 femoris. g. Ridges for insertion of adductor muscles. 10. Nutrient foramen. 



II. Roughening for insertion of pectineus. 12. Groove for femoral vessels. 13. Supra- 

 condyloid fossa. 14. Supracondyloid crest. 15 and 16. External and internal condyles. 

 17. Intercondyloid groove. 



