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THE SKELETON OF THE LOWER EXTREMITY 



Strut of compact tissue 



Neck of the femur_ 



Collum femoris 



Head of the femur 

 Caput femoris 



Calcar femorale, or 

 Merkel's spur | 



Great trochanter 



/ I'rochanter major 



Posterior intertrochanteric ridge or line 



Crista intertrochanterica 



Cancellous tissue 



"Substantia spongiosa 



FIG. 324. HORIZONTAL SECTION THROUGH THE PROXIMAL EXTREMITY OF THE RIGHT FEMUR, 

 ABOVE THE SMALL TROCHANTER, TO SHOW THE CALCAR FEMORALE. 



External tuberosity, or epicondyle x 



Epicondylus lateralis 



Groove of the tendon of the 



popliteus muscle 



External condyle 

 Condylus lateralis 



FIG. ^25. DISTAL EXTREMITY OF THE RIGHT FEMUR. SEEN FROM THE OUTER SIDE. 



Intercpndylar fossa 

 Fossa intercondyloidea 



External condyle 



Condylus lateralis 



Patellar surface 



Facies patellaris 



Internal condyie 



Condylus medialis 



FIG. 326. DISTAL ARTICULAR EXTREMITY OF THE RIGHT FEMUR. SEEN FROM BELOW. 



Femur The femur, 



