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=== Attachments === | === Attachments === | ||
Origin: acetabular fossa and transverse acetabular ligament | '''Origin: acetabular fossa and transverse acetabular ligament''' | ||
[[File:Ligamentum teres attachment.jpg|center|thumb|600x600px|(A) Photograph and (B) illustration of the ligamentum teres (LT) attachment locations on the acetabulum. 1 = transverse attachment (to the transverse acetabular ligament, on the reverse side of the ligamentum teres from what is shown); 2 = posterior attachment; 3 = anterior attachment; 4 = ischial attachment; 5 = iliac attachment; 6 = pubic attachment.]] | |||
Insertion: fovea capitis of the posteroinferior aspect of the femoral head | '''Insertion: fovea capitis of the posteroinferior aspect of the femoral head''' | ||
[[File:Ligamentum teres anatomy.jpg|center|thumb|600x600px|(A) Photograph and (B) illustration of the attachment location of the ligamentum teres (LT) on the femur. FC, fovea capitis; FN, femoral neck.]] | |||
== Function == | == Function == | ||
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Origin: acetabular fossa and transverse acetabular ligament
(A) Photograph and (B) illustration of the ligamentum teres (LT) attachment locations on the acetabulum. 1 = transverse attachment (to the transverse acetabular ligament, on the reverse side of the ligamentum teres from what is shown); 2 = posterior attachment; 3 = anterior attachment; 4 = ischial attachment; 5 = iliac attachment; 6 = pubic attachment.
Insertion: fovea capitis of the posteroinferior aspect of the femoral head
