Landmark · Skeletal system
Pectineal line of femur
Linea pectinea
- System
- Skeletal system
- Regions
- Lower limb
- Side
- Left and right
- Landmark on
- Femur
DescriptionUnreviewed
On the posterior surface of the femur, the intermediate ridge or pectineal line is continued to the base of the lesser trochanter and gives attachment to the pectineus muscle.
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Names
- Latin
- Linea pectinea
- English
- Pectineal line of femur
- French
- Ligne pectinée
- Spanish
- Línea pectínea
- Portuguese
- Linha pectineal