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APBones
Bones
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Enlarged ends of long bone | Epiphysis |
| Shaft of long bone | Diaphysis |
| Cavity within the long bone. Contains yellow marrow. | Medullary Cavity |
| Forms in the middle of the bone and osteoblasts from periosteum form compact bone | Primary Ossification Center |
| Forms in the epiphysis. Osteoclasts remove spongy bone to form medullary cavity. | Secondary Ossification Center |
| Found in spongy bone. | Red Bone Marrow |
| Found in medullary cavity. | Yellow Bone Marrow |
| Meshlike framework containing numerous spaces. Think rods/plates forms the spongy bone. | Trabelculae |
| Forms the wall of the diaphysis and thin surface layer over the epiphysis. | Compact Bone |
| Forms interior of small bones, skull bones, and epiphysis in long bones. | Spongy (Cancellous) Bone |
| Membrane that lines the medullary cavity. | Endosteum |
| Fibrous connective tissue on the long bone. firmly attached to underlying bone. | Periosteum |
| Found on end of epiphysis. Protects and cushions end of bone. | Articular (hyaline) Cartilage |
| Line of fusion in mature bones. | Epiphyseal Line |
| Joins epiphysis to diaphysis in immature bone | Epiphyseal Plate |