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Which structure is located in the centre of the upper end of the femur?
Which structure is located in the centre of the upper end of the femur?
What structure continues below the medial margin of the linea aspera as the medial supracondylar ridge to the adductor tubercle?
What structure continues below the medial margin of the linea aspera as the medial supracondylar ridge to the adductor tubercle?
What continues below the lateral margin of linea aspera as the lateral supracondylar ridge?
What continues below the lateral margin of linea aspera as the lateral supracondylar ridge?
Which part of the lower end of the femur includes lateral and medial condyles?
Which part of the lower end of the femur includes lateral and medial condyles?
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Femur Structure
- The head of the femur is located in the centre of the upper end of the femur.
- The lesser trochanter continues below the medial margin of the linea aspera as the medial supracondylar ridge to the adductor tubercle.
- The gluteal tuberosity continues below the lateral margin of the linea aspera as the lateral supracondylar ridge.
- The lower end of the femur includes the lateral and medial condyles.
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Test your knowledge about the structure of the femur bone, including its upper end with features like the head, neck, trochanters, and lower end with the linea aspera and its margins.
