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Femur
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Mind Map on Bones Of Hindlimb, created by maryhadalillamb on 30/03/2016.
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Mary Walcott
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Femur
long bone
extends in thigh obliquely distally and cranially
Body/ Shaft
cylindrical
Cranial Surface
Lateral Surface
Junction of its proximal & middle thirds trochanter tertius
Attached tendon gluteus superficialis m
Distal part= supracondyloid fossa which superficial digital flexor arises
Bounded laterally by thick rough margin, lateral supracondyloid tuberosity
Medial Sufaces
on proximal part , LESSER TROCHANTER for gluteal m
Medial Supracondyloid tuberosity gives origin to medial head of gastrocnemius m
CML Surfaces: continuous and strongly convex from side to side and smooth
Caudal Surface
Proximal Extremity
Head
On medial side and hemispherical
Cut medially by deep notch (fovea capitis femoris)
Attaches intracapsular ligaments
Neck
distinct cranially and medially
Greater Trochanter
Laterally
Cranial Part/ Convexity
Situated opposite to head
Attachment for deep gluteal m
Caudal Part ( Summit)
Separated from cranial part by notch
Gives insertion to part of middle gluteal m
Trochanteric Crest
Forms lateral wall of trochnateric fossa
Distal Extremity
Trochlear Cranially
Medial Ridges
Wider, more prominent
Extends higher than lateral one
Lateral Ridges
Forms patella surface
Condyles Caudally
Lateral
Depression close to articular margin of LC ka extensor fossa
For attachment of long digital extensor & peroneus tertius
Medial
For articulation with head of tibia
Proximal= deep supracondylar fossa
Origin of superficial digital flexor m
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