BIOL 3312 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Hyaline Cartilage, Epiphysis, Diaphysis

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7 Jun 2017
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Long bones have long longitudinal axes and expanded ends; Short bones somewhat cubelike, with their lengths and widths roughly equal. Flat bones platelike structures with broad surfaces (ribs, scapulae, some skull bones) Irregular bones have a variety of shapes and are usually connected to several other bones (vertebrae that compromises the backbone and many facial bones) Epiphysis expanded portion at each end of a bone which articulates with another bone. Articular cartilage articulating portion of the epiphysis is coated with a layer of hyaline cartilage. Diaphysis shaft of the bone, between the epiphysis. Periosteum a tough vascular covering of fibrous tissue. Compact bone tightly packed tissue that mainly compass the wall of the diaphysis. Spongy bone cancellous bone thats softer than other bone. Medullary cavity a hollowed chamber in the bone. Marrow a specialized type of soft connective tissue. *during development membrane like layers of unspecialized connective tissues appear at the sites of the future bones.

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