Gluteal tuberosity

Gluteal tuberosity
Right femur. Posterior surface. (Gluteal tuberosity not labeled, but visible at upper right, where attachment of Gluteus maximus is indicated.)
Details
Latin	Tuberositas glutaea femoris
Identifiers
Gray's	p.246
Dorlands /Elsevier	t_21/12829156
TA	A02.5.04.017
FMA	43727
Anatomical terminology

The lateral ridge of the linea aspera is very rough, and runs almost vertically upward to the base of the greater trochanter. 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.

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

Bones of the human leg

Femur

upper extremity	head fovea neck greater trochanter fossa lesser trochanter intertrochanteric line intertrochanteric crest quadrate tubercle

body	linea aspera gluteal tuberosity / third trochanter pectineal line

lower extremity	adductor tubercle patellar surface epicondyles lateral medial condyles lateral medial intercondylar fossa

Tibia

upper extremity	Gerdy's tubercle condyles lateral medial intercondylar area posterior anterior intercondylar eminence lateral tubercle medial tubercle

body	tuberosity soleal line

lower extremity	medial malleolus Anterior colliculus fibular notch

Fibula

head
body
lateral malleolus

Other

patella
- apex

Foot

Tarsus	calcaneus sustentaculum tali trochlear process talus navicular cuboid cuneiform medial intermediate lateral

Metatarsals	1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th

Other	Phalanges

Index of bones and cartilage

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