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Structure of a Long Bone
Medical Terminology: A Word Building Approach by Jane Rice: Ch. 6, Skeletal system
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Undergraduate 1
09/04/2012

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epiphysis
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the ends of a developing bone
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diaphysis
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the shaft of a long bone
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periosteum
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a fibrous vascular membrane that forms the covering of bones except at their articular surfaces
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compact bone
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the dense, hard layer of bone tissue
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medullary canal
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a narrow space of cavity throughout the length of the diaphysis
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endosteum
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a tough, connective tissue membrane lining the medullary canal and containing the bone marrow
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cancellous or spongy bone
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the reticular network that makes up most of the volume of bone
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epiphyseal plate
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a thin disc of hyaline cartilage (the type that makes up the embryonic skeleton) positioned between the epiphysis and diaphysis.
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