Fragment from the book Vesalius A. Humani corporis fabrica librorum Epitome (1543). The author describes the attachment and shape of the ligamentum capitis femoris (LCF). Our brief commentary is available at the link: 1543(b)VesaliusA [Rus].
Quote.
[Lat]
Caput. II. De ossium ac cartilaginvm ligamentis, et musculis arbitrarij
motus instrumentis
Ex femoris superiori capite teres ligamentum in coxendicis acetabulum
insertur.
Translation
[Eng]
Quote.
Chapter II. On the ligaments of the bones, cartilages,
and muscles that perform voluntary movements.
From the upper head of the femur, the round ligament
is inserted into the acetabulum of the hip joint.
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Jan Stephan van Calcar (ca. 1543) |
External links
Vesalius A. Humani corporis fabrica librorum Epitome. Basileae: Ex officina Joannis Oporini, Anno MDXLIII Mense Iunio [June, 1543]. [books.google]
Authors & Affiliations
Andreas Vesalius (Andries van Wezel, 1514-1564) physician, anatomist, professor at the University of Padua. [wikipedia.org]
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Andreas Vesalius (1501-1550) Artist Jan van Calcar, original in the wikipedia.org collection (CC0 – Public Domain, no changes). |
Jan Stephan van Calcar (Giovanni da Calcar, Ioannes Stephanus Calcarensis; c. 1499-1546) was a German-born Italian painter. [wikipedia.org]
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Jan Stephan van Calcar Author Maximilian Franck (1818), original in the wikipedia.org collection (CC0 – Public Domain, no changes). |
Keywords
ligamentum capitis femoris, ligamentum teres, ligament
of head of femur, anatomy, attachment, shape, synonym
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