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  2. Femur - Wikipedia

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    Anatomical terms of bone. [edit on Wikidata] The femur (/ ˈfiːmər /; pl.: femurs or femora / ˈfɛmərə /), [1][2] or thigh bone, is the only bone in the thigh — the region of the lower limb between the hip and the knee. In many four-legged animals the femur is the upper bone of the hindleg. The top of the femur fits into a socket in the ...

  3. Thigh - Wikipedia

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    Anatomical terminology. [ edit on Wikidata] In anatomy, the thigh is the area between the hip (pelvis) and the knee. Anatomically, it is part of the lower limb. [ 1 ] The single bone in the thigh is called the femur. This bone is very thick and strong (due to the high proportion of bone tissue), and forms a ball and socket joint at the hip, and ...

  4. Human leg - Wikipedia

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    In human anatomy, the lower leg is the part of the lower limb that lies between the knee and the ankle. [5] Anatomists restrict the term leg to this use, rather than to the entire lower limb. [6] The thigh is between the hip and knee and makes up the rest of the lower limb. [5] The term lower limb or lower extremity is commonly used to describe ...

  5. Femoral head - Wikipedia

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    The femoral head's surface is smooth. It is coated with cartilage in the fresh state, except over an ovoid depression, the fovea capitis, which is situated a little below and behind the center of the femoral head, and gives attachment to the ligament of head of femur. The thickest region of the articular cartilage is at the centre of the ...

  6. Femoral artery - Wikipedia

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    4674. FMA. 70248. Anatomical terminology. [edit on Wikidata] The femoral artery is a large artery in the thigh and the main arterial supply to the thigh and leg. The femoral artery gives off the deep femoral artery and descends along the anteromedial part of the thigh in the femoral triangle.

  7. Acetabulum - Wikipedia

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    1308. FMA. 16579. Anatomical terms of bone. [edit on Wikidata] The acetabulum (/ ˌæsɪˈtæbjələm /; [1] pl.: acetabula), also called the cotyloid cavity, is a concave surface of the pelvis. The head of the femur meets with the pelvis at the acetabulum, forming the hip joint. [2][3]

  8. Hamstring - Wikipedia

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    D000070633. Anatomical terms of muscle. [edit on Wikidata] In human anatomy, a hamstring (/ ˈhæmstrɪŋ /) is any one of the three posterior thigh muscles between the hip and the knee (from medial to lateral: semimembranosus, semitendinosus and biceps femoris). [3][4]

  9. Human skeleton - Wikipedia

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    The human skeleton is the internal framework of the human body. It is composed of around 270 bones at birth – this total decreases to around 206 bones by adulthood after some bones get fused together. [1] The bone mass in the skeleton makes up about 14% of the total body weight (ca. 10–11 kg for an average person) and reaches maximum mass ...