fovea of ligament of head of femur 1104

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fovea of ligament of head of femur (pair)

Identification

Official Latin term	fovea capitis femoris (par)
Official term	fovea of ligament of head of femur (pair)
Unit identifier	TAH:U1104
Unit type	pair
Materiality	immaterial

Navigation

Link to the unit	fovea of ligament of head of femur (pair)
Links of entity	generic: fovea of ligament of head of femur
Entity-oriented links	Universal page Definition page
External links	TA98 FMA PubMed
Partonomic links	Level 2: bones of lower limb Short Extended
	Level 3: femur (pair)
Taxonomic links	Level 2: anatomical surface Short Extended
	Level 3: region of surface of organ
	Level 4: subdivision of surface of femur
Subsidiary language with Latin
Non Latin primary language

Taxonomic definition

A fovea of ligament of head of femur is a subdivision of surface of proximal epiphysis of femur

] which is a depression for attachment of the ligamentum teres.

Partonomy

TAH:E10200	human body
TAH:U259	skeletal system SOS
TAH:U269	appendicular skeletal system SOS
TAH:U1027	bones of lower limb XOS
TAH:U1101	bones of free part of lower limb (pair) VOX
TAH:U1102	femur (pair) UOV
TAH:U1103	head of femur (pair) UOU
TAH:U1104	fovea of ligament of head of femur (pair) PEU

Taxonomy

FMA:62955	anatomical entity
FMA:61775	physical entity
FMA:67112	immaterial entity
FMA:50705	anatomical boundary
FMA:24137	anatomical surface
FMA:242980	bona fide anatomical surface
FMA:24210	region of surface of organ
FMA:66080	region of surface of bone
FMA:36978	region of surface of long bone
FMA:37080	subdivision of surface of femur
FMA:66196	subdivision of surface of epiphysis of femur
FMA:66197	subdivision of surface of proximal epiphysis of femur
FMA:43700	fovea of ligament of head of femur

Date: 15.06.2025