-
sometimes three,
trochanters. The
anatomical term
trochanter (the bony
protrusions on the femur)
derives from the Gr**** τροχαντήρ (
trochantḗr). This Gr****...
- The
greater trochanter of the
femur is a large, irregular,
quadrilateral eminence and a part of the
skeletal system. It is
directed lateral and medially...
- the hip
joint capsule. Here the two
trochanters,
greater and
lesser trochanter, are found. The
greater trochanter is
almost box-shaped and is the most...
- In
human anatomy, the
lesser trochanter is a conical, posteromedial, bony
projection from the
shaft of the femur. It
serves as the prin****l insertion...
- may be
confused with
terms for bones: coxa (meaning hip, pl.: coxae),
trochanter,
femur (pl.: femora),
tibia (pl.: tibiae),
tarsus (pl.: tarsi), ischium...
- In
human anatomy, the
third trochanter is a bony
projection occasionally present on the
proximal femur near the
superior border of the
gluteal tuberosity...
-
strong flattened tendon that
inserts on the
lateral surface of the
greater trochanter. More specifically, the muscle's
tendon inserts into an
oblique ridge...
- The
fourth trochanter is a
shared characteristic common to archosaurs. It is a
protrusion on the posterior-medial side of the
middle of the
femur shaft...
- In
mammals including humans, the
medial surface of the
greater trochanter has at its base a deep
depression bounded posteriorly by the intertrochanteric...
-
lesser trochanter of the femur. Its
fibers are
often inserted in
front of
those of the
psoas major and
extend distally over the
lesser trochanter. The iliopsoas...
