Landmark · Skeletal system
Head of femur
Caput ossis femoris
- System
- Skeletal system
- Regions
- Lower limb
- Side
- Left and right
- Landmark on
- Femur
DescriptionUnreviewed
The femoral head (femur head or head of the femur) is the highest part of the thigh bone (femur). It is supported by the femoral neck.
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Names
- Latin
- Caput ossis femoris
- English
- Head of femur
- French
- Tête du fémur
- Spanish
- Cabeza del hueso fémur
- Portuguese
- Cabeça do fémur