Adductor tubercle of femur

The adductor tubercle is a tubercle on the Lower extremity of the femur (thigh bone).

Adductor tubercle
Deep muscles of the medial femoral region (adductor tubercle labeled at bottom right)
Front of right thigh, showing surface markings for bones, femoral artery and nerve (adductor tubercle labeled at bottom right)
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Identifiers
LatinTuberculum adductorium femoris
TAA02.5.04.023
FMA32870
Anatomical terms of bone

The medial lips of the linea aspera ends below at the summit of the medial condyle, in a small tubercle, the adductor tubercle, which affords insertion to the tendon of the vertical fibers of adductor magnus.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 246 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)


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