Pectineal line (femur)

Pectineal line (femur)
Right femur. Posterior surface.
Details
Identifiers
Latin	Linea pectinea
Dorlands /Elsevier	l_10/12496345
TA	A02.5.04.016
FMA	43724
Anatomical terms of bone []

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.

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