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THE STRUCTURE OF THE BONES 



Great trochanter 



Trochanter major 



FIG. 16. PROXIMAL PORTION IN 

 FRONTAL SECTION. 



Head of the femur 

 Caput femoris 



Internal condyle 



Condylus medialis 



'External condyle 

 Condylus lateralis 



p IG> !7_ DISTAL PORTION IN FRONTAL SECTION. 



Femur Thigh-bone : Substantia compacta et substantia spongiosa ossium-Compact and 



cancellous tissue of the bones. 

 Ossa longa Long bones. 



