Femoral neck

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Femoral neck
Upper extremity of right femur viewed from behind and above.
Right femur. Anterior surface.
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Identifiers
Latin	collum femoris
MeSH	D005272
TA98	A02.5.04.004
TA2	1363
FMA	42385
Anatomical terms of bone [edit on Wikidata]

The femoral neck (femur neck or neck of the femur) is a flattened pyramidal process of bone, connecting the femoral head with the femoral shaft, and forming with the latter a wide angle opening medialward.