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The structure of femur include a ball-and-socket synovial joint. It is a round, cup-shaped structure on the hip bone known as the acetabulum.
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A structure found on the femur is the?
intercondylar fossa
Is the greater trochanter a lateral or a medial structure of the femur?
It is a lateral structure of the pelvis.
What is a white rope-like structure in the spongy part of the femur?
It is a tendon.
What anatomical structure acts as a shock absorber and a cushion between the femur and tibia?
The meniscus acts as a shock absorber and cushion between the femur and tibia. It's the cartilage in the knee.
What is a femur fracture?
Its when both femurs (thigh bone) are broken. They can either be closed or open. (The bone breaks through the skin or stays inline)
A structure found on the femur is the?
intercondylar fossa
Is the greater trochanter a lateral or a medial structure of the femur?
It is a lateral structure of the pelvis.
What is a white rope-like structure in the spongy part of the femur?
It is a tendon.
What fracture is caused due to weak bone structure not trauma?
your femur
What anatomical structure acts as a shock absorber and a cushion between the femur and tibia?
The meniscus acts as a shock absorber and cushion between the femur and tibia. It's the cartilage in the knee.
Do snakes have a femur?
Yes. But it is a vestigial structure, meaning the ancestors needed them, but they are useless to the current creature.
Describe the structure of the femur?
A typical long bone such as the femur contains spongy bone and compact bone. Within compact bone are haversian canals, which contain blood vessels.
What is a femur fracture?
Its when both femurs (thigh bone) are broken. They can either be closed or open. (The bone breaks through the skin or stays inline)
Articulates with the coxal bone?
The femur :)
What does femur mean?
The Femur is the bone that goes from your hip down to your knee. Femur length would mean how long the Femur is.
Which bone is the longest in the human skeleton Fibula Femur Tibia?
The femur.
What is heavier your head or your femur?
Your femur.
