Dictionary of Human Evolution and Biology

Dictionary of Human Evolution and Biology

Fovea Capitis (of The Femur)

Pit in the head of the femur that marks the site of the ligament that helps attach the femur to the acetabulum of the coxal bone; Aka facet of head.

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fovea (Very small pit or cuplike depression found on bone or other tissue, e.g. fovea centralis.)
retinal fovea (See fovea.)
femur (... . The human femur is characteristically straight, owing ...)
nuchal muscles (... trapezius, splenius capitis, semispinalis capitis, longissimus capitis, and spinalis capitis.)
nuchal crest (... including the trapezius, splenius capitis, semispinalis capitis, and spinalis capitis muscles.)