Information about Trochanter
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Trochanter is a part of the thigh bone. It can refer to:
The femur or thigh bone is the longest, most voluminous, and strongest bone of mammalian bodies. It forms part of the hip and part of the knee.
The word femur is Latin for thigh.
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The word femur is Latin for thigh.
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The greater trochanter (great trochanter) of the femur is a large, irregular, quadrilateral eminence, situated at the junction of the neck with the upper part of the body.
It is directed a little lateralward and backward, and, in the adult, is about 1 cm.
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It is directed a little lateralward and backward, and, in the adult, is about 1 cm.
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The lesser trochanter (small trochanter) of the femur is a conical eminence, which varies in size in different subjects
It projects from the lower and back part of the base of the neck.
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It projects from the lower and back part of the base of the neck.
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third trochanter, is occasionally developed.
This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained herein may be outdated.
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This article was originally based on an entry from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy. As such, some of the information contained herein may be outdated.
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The Fourth trochanter is a shared characteristic common to archosaurs. It is a knob-like feature on the femur that serves as a muscle attachment.
This Fourth trochanter first appeared in the Erythrosuchidae, large basal archosaurian predators of the early Triassic period.
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This Fourth trochanter first appeared in the Erythrosuchidae, large basal archosaurian predators of the early Triassic period.
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