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blood & nerve supply
Term | Definition |
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nutrient artery and vein | - invade the medullary cavity through the nutrient foramen - sensory nerves enter here also |
metaphyseal vessels | supply blood to the diaphysis side of the epiphyseal cartilage |
periosteal vessels | supply blood to the superficail osteons of the shaft and the epiphyses |
blood and nerve supply to bone | -all of these become extensively connected - require and extensive blood supply |