Bone structure (6.1)

Bone structure (6.1)

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11th - 12th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the shaft of the bone called?

Back

Diaphysis

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Where are blood vessels and nerves located in compact bone?

Back

Central canal

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the medullary cavity?

Back

The central cavity of bone where bone marrow is stored.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the periosteum?

Back

A dense layer of vascular connective tissue enveloping the bones except at the surfaces of the joints.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the epiphysis?

Back

The end part of a long bone, initially growing separately from the shaft.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What are osteons?

Back

The structural unit of compact bone, consisting of a central canal surrounded by concentric rings of bone matrix.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What are lamellae?

Back

Thin layers of bone matrix that form the structure of osteons.

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