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diaphysis |
Shaft in the middle |
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Metaphysis |
(region of mature bone between diaphysis and epiphysis) |
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Epiphysis |
End of the bone (knobby bit) |
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Epiphyseal plate |
Region in growing bone in the metaphysis |
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Articulate cartilage |
Covers the end of the bone |
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Medullary cavity |
Cylindrical space within the diaphysis, in adults it contains yellow bone marrow |
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Endosteum |
Incomplete layer of cells covering internal surfaces of bone |
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Periosteum |
Tough outer layer of bone except in areas covered by articulate cartilage |
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Perforating fibres |
Colleges fibre anchoring the periosteum, run perpendicular to the diaphysis- anchorage for blood vessels and nerves to the surface of the bone- provides stem cells |
