Adductor tubercle

Adductor tubercle

Infobox Bone
Name = Adductor tubercle
Latin = tuberculum adductorium femoris
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Caption = Deep muscles of the medial femoral region. (Adductor tubercle labeled at bottom right.)


Caption2 = Front of right thigh, showing surface markings for bones, femoral artery and femoral nerve. (Adductor tubercle labeled at bottom right.)
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The medial lip 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.

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* [http://www.gla.ac.uk/ibls/fab/glossary/adductortubercle.html Diagram at gla.ac.uk]


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