Body of femur
Long cylindrical part of the femur bone / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In human anatomy, the body of femur (or shaft of femur) is the almost cylindrical, long part of the femur. It is a little broader above than in the center, broadest and somewhat flattened from before backward below. It is slightly arched, so as to be convex in front, and concave behind, where it is strengthened by a prominent longitudinal ridge, the linea aspera.
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Body of femur | |
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Latin | corpus femoris |
TA98 | A02.5.04.012 |
TA2 | 1371 |
FMA | 32847 |
Anatomical terms of bone |
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It presents for examination three borders, separating three surfaces.
Of the borders, one, the linea aspera, is posterior, one is medial, and the other, lateral.