Adductor tubercle of femur

Adductor tubercle
Deep muscles of the medial femoral region (adductor tubercle labeled at bottom right)
Front of right thigh, showing surface markings for bones, femoral artery and nerve (adductor tubercle labeled at bottom right)
Details
Identifiers
Latin	Tuberculum adductorium femoris
Dorlands /Elsevier	t_21/12828721
TA	A02.5.04.023
FMA	32870
*Anatomical terms of bone* [edit on Wikidata]

The adductor tubercle is a tubercle on the Lower extremity of the femur (thigh bone).

The medial lips of the linea aspera ends below at the summit of the medial condyle, in a small tubercle, the adductor tubercle, which affords insertion to the tendon of the vertical fibers of adductor magnus.

References

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

External links

Anatomy photo:12:os-0206 at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Diagram at gla.ac.uk

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

lateral malleolus

Other

patella
- apex

Foot

Tarsus	calcaneus sustentaculum tali calcaneal tubercle talus navicular cuboid cuneiform medial intermediate lateral

Metatarsals	1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th

Other	Phalanges

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