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Long Bone Structures Flashcards

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Periosteum

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Never fibers + blood vessels; covers external surfaces; secured by Sharpey’s fibers

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Endosteum

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Connective tissue membrane; covers internal surface; lines canals

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Diaphysis

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Tubular shaft; forms long axis

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Epiphysis

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Bone ends; external compact bone; internal spongy bone

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Red Marrow

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Found in trabecular cavities of spongy bone; in medullary cavities of newborns; adults have little red marrow

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Epiphyseal Line

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Remnant of epiphyseal plate; between diaphysis and each epiphysis

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Epiphyseal Plate

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Growth plate; disc of hyaline cartilage

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