Long bone/Classification/micro anatomy of bone

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Red bone marrow functions in the creation of

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blood cells

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Where does growth in bone take place?

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epiphyseal plate

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Found at end of epiphysis and functions to reduce friction

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articular cartilage

Front

What type of bone is located at the epiphysis of a long bone?

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spongy bone

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What is the name of the concentric (circular) rings composing an osteon?

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lamellae

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Cells that build bone tissue

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osteoblast

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Name for thin membrane that lines medullary cavity of long bone

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endosteum

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Which part of the long bone contains yellow marrow in an adult cell?

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medullary cavity

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The process that makes blood cells (happens in red marrow)

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hematopoiesis

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The humerus and the femur would be considered which bone type?

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long