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Pectineal line (femur)

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Pectineal line (femur)
Right femur. Posterior surface.
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Latinlinea pectinea
TA98A02.5.04.016
TA21375
FMA43724
Anatomical terms of bone[edit on Wikidata]

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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Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 246 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

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