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Periosteum |
dense regular connective tissue |
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Diaphysis |
(shaft) long and tubular |
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Epiphysis |
expanded area found at each end of the bone |
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Compact Bone or Cortical Bone |
makes up the wall of the diaphysis |
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Spongy Bone |
consists of an open network of struts and plates that resembles latticework with thin covering of compact bone. Example: corrugated cardboard; near ephiphysis |
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Medullary Cavity |
hollow where marrow is |
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Marrow |
*red bone marrow is highly vascular and involved in the production of blood cells *yellow bone marrow is adipose tissue important as an energy reserve |
