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| Right femur. Posterior surface. (Gluteal tuberosity not labeled, but visible at upper right, where attachment of Gluteus maximus is indicated. ) | |
| Latin | tuberositas glutea femoris |
| Gray's | subject #59 246 |
| Dorlands/Elsevier | t_21/12829156 |
The lateral ridge of the linea aspera is very rough, and runs almost vertically upward to the base of the greater trochanter. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Introduction ( classes Long bones body or Diaphysis Medullary canal Elsevier, the world's largest Publisher of Medical and Scientific literature, forms part of the Reed Elsevier group The linea aspera is a ridge of roughened surface on the posterior aspect of the Femur, to which are attached Muscles and intermuscular Septa. The greater trochanter (great trochanter of the Femur is a large irregular quadrilateral eminence It is termed the gluteal tuberosity, and gives attachment to part of the Glutæus maximus: its upper part is often elongated into a roughened crest, on which a more or less well-marked, rounded tubercle, the third trochanter, is occasionally developed. The gluteus maximus' (or glutæus maximus) is the largest and most Superficial of the three Gluteal muscles. The upper part of the Gluteal tuberosity is often elongated into a roughened crest on which a more or less well-marked rounded tubercle, the third trochanter, is
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