femur head

femur head
The highest, globular part of the femur.

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  • Femur head — Infobox Bone Name = Femur head Latin = caput femoris GraySubject = 59 GrayPage = 243 Caption = Upper extremity of right femur viewed from behind and above. Caption2 = System = MeshName = femur+head MeshNumber = A02.835.232.043.650.247.343… …   Wikipedia

  • Head of femur — can refer to:* Head of Femur (band) * Femur head …   Wikipedia

  • Head of Femur (band) — Infobox musical artist Name = Head of Femur Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Alias = Origin = Chicago, Illinois, United States Genre = Indie rock Years active = 2001 present Label = Associated acts = Current members =… …   Wikipedia

  • Femur — The femur is the bone in the leg that extends from the hip to the knee. The femur constitutes the upper leg, that part of the leg above the knee. As compared to the lower leg which boasts two bones (the tibia and the fibula), the upper leg has… …   Medical dictionary

  • Femur neck — Bone: Femoral neck Upper extremity of right femur viewed from behind and above …   Wikipedia

  • Fémur (anatomía humana) — Para otros usos de este término, véase Fémur (desambiguación). Este artículo o sección necesita referencias que aparezcan en una publicación acreditada, como revistas especializadas, monografías, prensa diaria o páginas de Internet fidedignas.… …   Wikipedia Español

  • head — 1. [TA] The upper or anterior extremity of the animal body, containing the brain and the organs of sight, hearing, taste, and smell. 2. [TA] The upper, anterior, or larger extremity, expanded or rounded, of any …   Medical dictionary

  • femur — /fee meuhr/, n., pl. femurs, femora /fem euhr euh/. 1. Anat. a bone in the human leg extending from the pelvis to the knee, that is the longest, largest, and strongest in the body; thighbone. See diag. under skeleton. 2. Zool. a corresponding… …   Universalium

  • femur — thigh bone; n. a long bone between the hip and the knee. The head of the femur articulates with the acetabulum of the hip bone. The greater and lesser trochanters are protuberances on which the gluteus and psoas major muscles, respectively, are… …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • Head — Sir Henry, English neurologist, 1861–1940. See H. areas, under area, H. lines, under line, H. zones, under zone. * * * head hed n 1) the division of the human body that contains the brain, the eyes, the ears, the nose, and the mouth also the… …   Medical dictionary

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