. Cunningham's Text-book of anatomy. Anatomy. Vastus media lis Ilio-psoas Lateral epicondyle Lateral condyle Fig. 236.—The Eight Femur seen from the front. medially, and slightly forwards. Fig. 23/.—Anterior Aspect of Proximal Por- tion of the Eight Femur with Attachments of Muscles mapped out. bone in the body. Proximally the femora are separated by the width of the pelvis. Distally they articulate with the tibiae and patellae. In the military position of attention, with the knees close to- gether, the shafts of the thigh bones occupy an oblique position. For descriptive purposes the bone is
. Cunningham's Text-book of anatomy. Anatomy. Vastus media lis Ilio-psoas Lateral epicondyle Lateral condyle Fig. 236.—The Eight Femur seen from the front. medially, and slightly forwards. Fig. 23/.—Anterior Aspect of Proximal Por- tion of the Eight Femur with Attachments of Muscles mapped out. bone in the body. Proximally the femora are separated by the width of the pelvis. Distally they articulate with the tibiae and patellae. In the military position of attention, with the knees close to- gether, the shafts of the thigh bones occupy an oblique position. For descriptive purposes the bone is divided into a proximal extremity, com- prising the head, neck, and two trochanters ; a shaft; and a distal ex- tremity, forming the ex- pansions known as the condyles. The caput femoris (head) is the hemi- spherical articular sur- face which fits into the acetabulum. Its pole is directed upwards,' A little below the summit, and usually somewhat Adductor yTURERCLE Medial epicondyle Medial condyle. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Cunningham, D. J. (Daniel John), 1850-1909; Robinson, Arthur, b. 1862, ed. New York, W. Wood
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