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THE STRUCTURE OF THE BONES 



_ Articular surface for the fibula 

 Facies articularis fibulae 



Oblique line 



Linea poplitea 



Nutrient foramen 

 Foramen nutricium 



Nutrient canal 

 Canalis nutricius 



Medullary canal 

 Cavura medullare 



FIG. 26. NUTRIENT FORAMEN AND NUTRIENT CANAL OF THE RIGHT TIBIA. 



SEEN FROM BEHIND. 



by sawing away a portion of the snaft the whole length of the nutrient canal has been 



opened up. 



Nutrient Foramen and Nutrient Canal of a Long Bone. 



