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Femur: Regions, Structure & Other animals

The femur (/ˈfiːmər/; pl.: femurs or femora /ˈfɛmərə/), 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.

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Femur topic overview

The analysis highlights Regions, Structure and Other animals as prominent areas in the source structure around Femur.

Related topics
129
Source areas
5
Connected nodes
134
Extracted relationships
30
Related term clusters
51
Bridge connections
134

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Structure · 74 topics
Other animals · 27 topics
Function · 12 topics
Overview · 9 topics
Clinical significance · 7 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

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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Overview

Structure

Function

Clinical significance

Other animals

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Advanced semantic analysis

How Femur connects Entity context

The extracted context around Femur shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, 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 Another extracted example is Femur → Cross, Distribution, Lateral, Muscles. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Femur

Top relations

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 Additional media · 4
Femur → Cross, Distribution, Lateral, Muscles
related to Body · 4
Femur → Besides, Due, One, Proximally
related to Lower part · 3
Femur → Anteriorly, Intercondylar, Posteriorly
related to Other animals · 3
Femur → Basilosauridae, Occasionally, Structures
Articulations · 1
Femur → Hip: acetabulum of pelvis superiorly knee: with the tibia and patella inferiorly
FMA · 1
Femur → 9611
Insertions · 1
Femur → Gluteus maximus, gluteus medius, gluteus minimus, iliopsoas, lateral rotator group, adductors of the hip
Latin · 1
Femur → os femoris, os longissimum
MeSH · 1
Femur → D005269

Important terminology

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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

Femur relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 30 structured relationships around Femur. Examples in this analysis include Femur → Articulations → Hip: acetabulum of pelvis superiorly knee: with the tibia and patella inferiorly and Femur → FMA → 9611. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
FemurArticulationsHip: acetabulum of pelvis superiorly knee: with the tibia and patella inferiorly1.00infobox
FemurFMA96111.00infobox
FemurInsertionsGluteus maximus, gluteus medius, gluteus minimus, iliopsoas, lateral rotator group, adductors of the hip1.00infobox
FemurLatinos femoris, os longissimum1.00infobox
FemurMeSHD0052691.00infobox
FemurOriginsGastrocnemius, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis and vastus intermedius1.00infobox
FemurTA213601.00infobox
FemurTA98A02.5.04.0011.00infobox
Femuris aupper bone of the hindleg.The top of the femur fits into a socket in the pelvis called the hip joint0.90text
Femuris alargest and thickest bone in the body0.90text
Femuris aonly bone in the upper leg and the longest bone in the human body0.90text
Femuris athickest bone in the human body0.90text
Femuris aonly bone in the thigh0.90text
Femuris aEusthenopteron0.90text

Related concept clusters Related term clusters

The concept neighborhoods around Femur bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Bone, Hip and Trochanter. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Femur
    • Bone
    • Hip
    • Trochanter
    • Body
    • Neck
    • Lower
    • Knee
    • Head
    • Shaft
    • Two
    • Development
    • Femoral
  • femur
    • Bone
    • Hip
    • Trochanter
    • Body
    • Neck
    • Lower
    • Knee
    • Head
    • Shaft
    • Two
    • Development
    • Femoral
  • top of the femur
    • Bone
    • Hip
    • Trochanter
    • Body
    • Neck
    • Lower
    • Knee
    • Head
    • Shaft
    • Two
    • Development
    • Femoral
  • upper extremity
    • Lower
    • Part
    • Femoral
    • Knee
    • Head
    • Bone
    • Lateral
    • Medial
    • Patella
    • Anterior
    • Proximal
    • Trochanters
  • head of the femur
    • Neck
    • Hip
    • Bone
    • Femoral
    • Trochanter
    • Body
    • Upper
    • Lower
    • Shaft
    • Knee
    • Head
    • Two
  • lower extremity of the femur
    • Upper
    • Knee
    • Bone
    • Anterior
    • Hip
    • Trochanter
    • Condyles
    • Posterior
    • Body
    • Femoral
    • Neck
    • Lower
  • femoral neck
    • Attachment
    • Head
    • Upper
    • Shaft
    • Lower
    • Trochanter
    • Part
    • Femur
    • Ridge
    • Crest
    • Proximal
    • Thigh
  • shaft of the femur
    • Bone
    • Hip
    • Trochanter
    • Femoral
    • Body
    • Neck
    • Lower
    • Head
    • Knee
    • Shaft
    • Two
    • Medial

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Femur, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Femur with Structure. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
Femur — Structure · splits 60 ⟂ 75
Femur — Other animals · splits 107 ⟂ 28
Femur — Function · splits 122 ⟂ 13
Femur — Overview · splits 125 ⟂ 10
Femur — Clinical significance · splits 127 ⟂ 8

Map overview Semantic statistics

Femur

Nodes135
Edges134
Triples30
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.014815
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Femur to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Regions, Structure & Other animals, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Femur · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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