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Common bone features

Condyles (distal end)
Head (proximal end)
Dog femur

Facets
Horse carpus

Articular surfaces - joint surfaces

	Condyle - a large rounded articular surface
	Head - the rounded proximal articular surface of many long bones -- united to shaft by "neck"
	Facet - a flat articular surface

Greater tubercule
(proximal end)
Dog humerus

Ischial tuberosity
(caudal end)
Dog pelvis

Greater trochanter
(proximal end)
Dog femur

Processes - lumps and bumps on bones

tubercle, tuberosity, trochanter

Foramen magnum
Dog skull

Trochanteric fossa
(proximal end)
Cat femur

Holes or Depressed Areas

	Foramen - a hole in a bone
	Fossa - a depressed area on a bone