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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 pelvis called the hip joint, and the bottom ...
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 ...
Structure. 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 ...
MeSH. 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]
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 ...
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]
The muscles of the posterior compartment of the thigh are the: [2][3] biceps femoris muscle, which consists of a short head and a long head. These muscles (or their tendons) apart from the short head of the biceps femoris, are commonly known as the hamstrings. The depression at the back of the knee, or kneepit is the popliteal fossa ...
22356. Anatomical terms of muscle. [edit on Wikidata] The biceps femoris (/ ˈbaɪsɛps ˈfɛmərɪs /) is a muscle of the thigh located to the posterior, or back. As its name implies, it consists of two heads; the long head is considered part of the hamstring muscle group, while the short head is sometimes excluded from this characterization ...