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Pubis (bone) In vertebrates, the pubis or pubic bone ( Latin: os pubis) forms the lower and anterior part of each side of the hip bone. The pubis is the most forward-facing ( ventral and anterior) of the three bones that make up the hip bone. The left and right pubic bones are each made up of three sections; a superior ramus, an inferior ramus ...
Dog anatomy. Dog anatomy comprises the anatomical study of the visible parts of the body of a domestic dog. Details of structures vary tremendously from breed to breed, more than in any other animal species, wild or domesticated, [1] as dogs are highly variable in height and weight.
Anatomical terminology. [ edit on Wikidata] The capsule of hip joint, articular capsule, or capsular ligament is strong and dense attachment of the hip joint . Anterosuperiorly, it is attached to the margin of the acetabulum 5 to 6 mm. beyond the labrum behind; but in front, it is attached to the outer margin of the labrum, and, opposite to the ...
Anatomical terms of muscle. [ edit on Wikidata] The semimembranosus muscle ( / ˌsɛmiˌmɛmbrəˈnoʊsəs /) is the most medial of the three hamstring muscles in the thigh. It is so named because it has a flat tendon of origin. It lies posteromedially in the thigh, deep to the semitendinosus muscle. It extends the hip joint and flexes the knee ...
Structures surrounding right hip-joint. (Adductor longus at upper right.) In the human body, the adductor longus is a skeletal muscle located in the thigh. One of the adductor muscles of the hip, its main function is to adduct the thigh and it is innervated by the obturator nerve. It forms the medial wall of the femoral triangle .
Anatomical terminology. [ edit on Wikidata] In anatomy, the thigh is the area between the hip ( pelvis) and the knee. Anatomically, it is part of the lower limb. [1] The single bone in the thigh is called the femur. This bone is very thick and strong (due to the high proportion of bone tissue ), and forms a ball and socket joint at the hip, and ...
A hip fracture is a break that occurs in the upper part of the femur (thigh bone), at the femoral neck or (rarely) the femoral head. [2] Symptoms may include pain around the hip, particularly with movement, and shortening of the leg. [2]
22430. Anatomical terms of muscle. [ edit on Wikidata] The rectus femoris muscle is one of the four quadriceps muscles of the human body. The others are the vastus medialis, the vastus intermedius (deep to the rectus femoris), and the vastus lateralis. All four parts of the quadriceps muscle attach to the patella (knee cap) by the quadriceps ...