See soorce fer Thee bane

{{Infobox bone
| Name          = Femur
| Latin         = Os femoris, os longissimum
| GraySubject   = 59
| GrayPage      = 242
| Image         = Femur - anterior view2.png
| Caption       = Poseetion o femur (shawn in reid)
| Image2        = Gray252.png
| Caption2      = Left femur, posterior view.
| Origins       = [[Gastrocnemius]], [[vastus lateralis]], [[vastus medialis]] an [[vastus intermedius]]
| Insertions    = [[Tensor fasciae latae]], [[gluteus medius]], [[gluteus minimus]], [[gluteus maximus]] an [[iliopsoas]]
| Articulations = '''[[hip]]:''' [[acetabulum]] o [[pelvis]] superiorly<br/>'''[[knee]]:''' wi the [[tibia]] an [[patella]] inferiorly
| MeshName      = Femur
| MeshNumber    = A02.835.232.500.247
| TA98          = A02.5.04.001 
| FMA           = 9611
}}
The '''femur''' (pl. ''femurs'' or ''femora'', or '''thigh bane''', is the maist [[Anatomical terms o location#Proximal an distal|proximal]] (closest tae the centre o the body) [[bane]] o the [[leg]] in [[tetrapod]] [[vertebrate]]s capable o [[walkin]] or [[jimpin]], sic as maist land [[mammal]]s, [[bird]]s, mony [[reptile]]s sic as [[lizard]]s, an [[amphibian]]s sic as [[frog]]s.

[[Category:Banes o the lawer limb]]
[[Category:Lang banes]]
[[Category:Femur| ]]