Femur

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Structure

Leg Proximal Femoral-tibial angle Pelvic bone Genu valgum (knock knee)

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Other animals

Archosaurs Whales Snakes Vestigial Pelvic spur

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Function

Biarticular muscles Plantaris Fascial compartments Fascia Connective tissue

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Clinical significance

Femoral fracture Femoral neck Shaft of the femur Hip fracture Osteoporosis

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Articulations: Hip: acetabulum of pelvis superiorly knee: with the tibia and patella inferiorly
FMA: 9611
Insertions: Gluteus maximus, gluteus medius, gluteus minimus, iliopsoas, lateral rotator group, adductors of the hip
Latin: os femoris, os longissimum
MeSH: D005269
Origins: Gastrocnemius, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis and vastus intermedius

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Structure

Leg Human leg
Proximal Anatomical terms of location
Femoral-tibial angle
Pelvic bone
Genu valgum (knock knee) Genu valgum
Genu varum (bow-leggedness) Genu varum
Temporal bone
Ethnic groups Ethnic group
Anthropology
Skeleton Human skeleton
Diaphysis
Anterior Body of femur
Epiphyses Epiphysis
Upper extremity Upper extremity of femur
Torso
Head of the femur Femur head
Neck Neck of femur
Trochanters Human trochanter
Articulates Joint (anatomy)
Acetabulum
Sphere
Fovea Fovea of head of femur
Round ligament Ligament of head of femur
Acetabular notch
Shaft Shaft of femur
Infant
Old age
Coxa valga
Coxa vara
Hip musculature Muscles of the hip

Function

Biarticular muscles Biarticular muscle
Plantaris
Fascial compartments Fascial compartments of thigh
Fascia
Connective tissue
Septa Septum
Blood
Nerve
Muscles Muscle
Anterior Anterior compartment of thigh
Medial Medial fascial compartment of thigh
Posterior fascial compartments Posterior fascial compartment of thigh

Clinical significance

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Triples66

Avg. degree1.99

Density0.014706

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Femur

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related to Body · 8

Femur → Besides, Due, It, One, Proximally, The, These, When

related to Lower part · 8

Femur → Anteriorly, Intercondylar, It, Posteriorly, The, Their, This, When

related to Other animals · 7

Femur → Basilosauridae, In, Occasionally, Some, Structures, The, This

is a · 6

Femur → Eusthenopteron, largest and thickest bone in the body, only bone in the thigh, only bone in the upper leg and the longest bone in the human body, thickest bone in the human body, upper bone of the hindleg.The top of the femur fits into a socket in the pelvis called the hip joint

related to Upper part · 6

Femur → An, Both, In, It, The, This

related to External links · 5

Femur → Media, Wikimedia Commons The, Wiktionary, Wiktionary The, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2

related to Function · 5

Femur → As, Each, In, Some, These

related to Additional media · 4

Femur → Cross, Distribution, Lateral, Muscles

related to Invertebrates · 4

Femur → Arthropoda, In, The, This

related to Development · 3

Femur → By, Endochondral, The

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Important terminology

trochanter medial bone lateral upper hip two shaft neck body lower knee head muscles greater thigh part surface crest femurs

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Subject	Predicate	Object	Confidence	Src
Femur	Articulations	Hip: acetabulum of pelvis superiorly knee: with the tibia and patella inferiorly	1.00	infobox
Femur	FMA	9611	1.00	infobox
Femur	Insertions	Gluteus maximus, gluteus medius, gluteus minimus, iliopsoas, lateral rotator group, adductors of the hip	1.00	infobox
Femur	Latin	os femoris, os longissimum	1.00	infobox
Femur	MeSH	D005269	1.00	infobox
Femur	Origins	Gastrocnemius, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis and vastus intermedius	1.00	infobox
Femur	TA2	1360	1.00	infobox
Femur	TA98	A02.5.04.001	1.00	infobox
Femur	is a	upper bone of the hindleg.The top of the femur fits into a socket in the pelvis called the hip joint	0.90	text
Femur	is a	largest and thickest bone in the body	0.90	text
Femur	is a	only bone in the upper leg and the longest bone in the human body	0.90	text
Femur	is a	thickest bone in the human body	0.90	text
Femur	is a	only bone in the thigh	0.90	text
Femur	is a	Eusthenopteron	0.90	text

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