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Femur and Knee have 37 things in common (in Unionpedia): Acetabulum, Anatomical terms of location, Anterior compartment of thigh, Anterior cruciate ligament, Articularis genus muscle, Biceps femoris muscle, Body of femur, Bone, Condyle (anatomy), Femoral artery, Fibular collateral ligament, Forelimb, Gastrocnemius muscle, Greater trochanter, Hindlimb, Hip, Hyaline cartilage, Intercondylar area, Intercondylar fossa of femur, Intertrochanteric line, Joint, Lateral condyle of femur, Lateral epicondyle of the femur, Linea aspera, Medial collateral ligament, Medial compartment of thigh, Medial condyle of tibia, Medial epicondyle of the femur, Patella, Plantaris muscle, ..., Popliteus muscle, Posterior compartment of thigh, Posterior cruciate ligament, Tibia, Vastus intermedius muscle, Vastus lateralis muscle, Vastus medialis. Expand index (7 more) »
Acetabulum
The acetabulum (cotyloid cavity) is a concave surface of a pelvis.
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Anatomical terms of location
Standard anatomical terms of location deal unambiguously with the anatomy of animals, including humans.
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Anterior compartment of thigh
The anterior compartment of thigh contains muscles which extend the knee and flex the hip.
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Anterior cruciate ligament
The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of a pair of cruciate ligaments (the other being the posterior cruciate ligament) in the human knee.
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Articularis genus muscle
The articularis genus (subcrureus) is a small skeletal muscle located anteriorly on the thigh just above the knee.
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Biceps femoris muscle
The biceps femoris is a muscle of the thigh located to the posterior, or back.
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Body of femur
The body of the femur (or shaft), almost cylindrical in form, is a little broader above than in the center, broadest and somewhat flattened from before backward below.
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Bone
A bone is a rigid organ that constitutes part of the vertebrate skeleton.
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Condyle (anatomy)
A condyle (or; condylus, from kondylos; κόνδυλος knuckle) is the round prominence at the end of a bone, most often part of a joint - an articulation with another bone.
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Femoral artery
The femoral artery is a large artery in the thigh and the main arterial supply to the leg.
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Fibular collateral ligament
The fibular collateral ligament (long external lateral ligament or lateral collateral ligament, LCL) is a ligament located on the lateral (outer) side of the knee, and thus belongs to the extrinsic knee ligaments and posterolateral corner of the knee.
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Forelimb
A forelimb is an anterior limb (arm, leg, or similar appendage) on a terrestrial vertebrate's body.
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Gastrocnemius muscle
The gastrocnemius muscle (plural gastrocnemii) is a superficial two-headed muscle that is in the back part of the lower leg of humans.
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Greater trochanter
The greater trochanter (great trochanter) of the femur is a large, irregular, quadrilateral eminence and a part of the skeletal system.
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Hindlimb
A hindlimb is a posterior limb on an animal, especially the quadrupeds.
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Hip
In vertebrate anatomy, hip (or "coxa"Latin coxa was used by Celsus in the sense "hip", but by Pliny the Elder in the sense "hip bone" (Diab, p 77) in medical terminology) refers to either an anatomical region or a joint.
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Hyaline cartilage
Hyaline cartilage is glass-like (hyaline) but translucent cartilage.
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Intercondylar area
The intercondylar area is the separation between the medial and lateral condyle on the upper extremity of the tibia.
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Intercondylar fossa of femur
The intercondylar fossa of femur (intercondyloid fossa of femur, intercondylar notch of femur) is a deep notch between the rear surfaces of the medial and lateral epicondyle of the femur, two protrusions on the distal end of the femur (thigh bone) that joins the knee.
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Intertrochanteric line
The intertrochanteric line (or spiral line of the femurWhite (2005), p 256) is a line located on the anterior side of the proximal end of the femur.
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Joint
A joint or articulation (or articular surface) is the connection made between bones in the body which link the skeletal system into a functional whole.
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Lateral condyle of femur
The lateral condyle is one of the two projections on the lower extremity of the femur.
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Lateral epicondyle of the femur
The lateral epicondyle of the femur, smaller and less prominent than the medial epicondyle, gives attachment to the fibular collateral ligament of the knee-joint.
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Linea aspera
The linea aspera (rough line) is a ridge of roughened surface on the posterior surface of the shaft of the femur, to which are attached muscles and intermuscular septum.
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Medial collateral ligament
The medial collateral ligament (MCL), or tibial collateral ligament (TCL), is one of the four major ligaments of the knee.
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Medial compartment of thigh
The medial compartment of thigh is one of the fascial compartments of the thigh and contains the hip adductor muscles and the gracilis muscle.
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Medial condyle of tibia
The medial condyle is the medial portion of the upper extremity of tibia.
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Medial epicondyle of the femur
The medial epicondyle of the femur is a bony protrusion located on the medial side of the bone's distal end.
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Patella
The patella, also known as the kneecap, is a thick, circular-triangular bone which articulates with the femur (thigh bone) and covers and protects the anterior articular surface of the knee joint.
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Plantaris muscle
The plantaris is one of the superficial muscles of the superficial posterior compartment of the leg, one of the fascial compartments of the leg.
Femur and Plantaris muscle · Knee and Plantaris muscle ·
Popliteus muscle
The popliteus muscle in the leg is used for unlocking the knees when walking, by laterally rotating the femur on the tibia during the closed chain portion of the gait cycle (one with the foot in contact with the ground).
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Posterior compartment of thigh
The posterior compartment of the thigh is one of the fascial compartments that contains the knee flexors and hip extensors known as the hamstring muscles, as well as vascular and nervous elements, particularly the sciatic nerve.
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Posterior cruciate ligament
The posterior cruciate ligament (or PCL) is one of the four major ligaments of the knee.
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Tibia
The tibia (plural tibiae or tibias), also known as the shinbone or shankbone, is the larger, stronger, and anterior (frontal) of the two bones in the leg below the knee in vertebrates (the other being the fibula, behind and to the outside of the tibia), and it connects the knee with the ankle bones.
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Vastus intermedius muscle
The vastus intermedius (Cruraeus) arises from the front and lateral surfaces of the body of the femur in its upper two-thirds, sitting under the rectus femoris muscle and from the lower part of the lateral intermuscular septum.
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Vastus lateralis muscle
The vastus lateralis, also called the vastus externus is the largest and most powerful part of the quadriceps femoris, a muscle in the thigh.
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Vastus medialis
The vastus medialis (vastus internus or teardrop muscle) is an extensor muscle located medially in the thigh that extends the knee.
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Femur and Knee Comparison
Femur has 142 relations, while Knee has 165. As they have in common 37, the Jaccard index is 12.05% = 37 / (142 + 165).
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