intertrochanteric ridge
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Intertrochanteric line — Infobox Bone Name = Intertrochanteric line Latin = linea intertrochanterica GraySubject = 59 GrayPage = 245 Caption = Right hip joint from the front. (Intertrochanteric line labeled at bottom left.) Caption2 = Right femur. Anterior surface.… … Wikipedia
Intertrochanteric crest — Infobox Bone Name = Intertrochanteric crest Latin = crista intertrochanterica GraySubject = 59 GrayPage = 246 Caption = Upper extremity of right femur viewed from behind and above. (Intertrochanteric crest labeled at right.) Caption2 = Capsule of … Wikipedia
crista intertrochanterica — [TA] intertrochanteric crest: a prominent ridge running obliquely downward and medialward from the summit of the greater trochanter on the posterior surface of the neck of the femur to the lesser trochanter; called also intertrochanteric ridge… … Medical dictionary
Muscle — is the tissue of the body which primarily functions as a source of power. There are three types of muscle in the body. Muscle which is responsible for moving extremities and external areas of the body is called "skeletal muscle." Heart… … Medical dictionary
Trochanteric fossa — Infobox Bone Name = Trochanteric fossa Latin = fossa trochanterica GraySubject = 59 GrayPage = 244 Caption = Upper extremity of right femur viewed from behind and above. (Trochanteric fossa labeled in dark portion near center right.) Caption2 =… … Wikipedia
line — 1. A mark, strip, or streak. In anatomy, a long, narrow mark, strip, or streak distinguished from the adjacent tissues by color, texture, or elevation. SEE ALSO: linea. 2. A unit of … Medical dictionary
Ligament — A ligament is a tough band of connective tissue that connects various structures such as two bones. Ligament is a fitting term; it comes from the Latin ligare meaning to bind or tie. * * * 1. A band or sheet of fibrous tissue connecting two or… … Medical dictionary
crest — 1. A ridge, especially a bony ridge. SEE ALSO: crista. 2. The ridge of the neck of a male animal, especially of a stallion or bull. 3. Feathers on the top of a bird s head, or fin rays on the top of a fish s head. SYN: crista [TA]. [L. crista] … Medical dictionary
linea — SYN: line. [L.] l. alba [TA] a fibrous band running vertically the entire length of the midline of the anterior abdominal wall, receiving the attachments of the oblique and transverse abdominal … Medical dictionary
Bone — This article is about the skeletal organ. For other uses, see Bone (disambiguation) and Bones (disambiguation). For the tissue, see Osseous tissue. Drawing of a human femur Bones are rigid organs that constitute part of the endoskeleton of… … Wikipedia
