0
What is the soft tissue in the epiphysis of long bones called?
Wiki User
∙ 12y ago
I think they are just called tissues.
Wiki User
∙ 12y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What is the bones of the head called?
The head of the long bone is called the Epiphyseal.The long bone constists of a diaphysis and an epiphysis. The ends are epiphysis and the shaft is diaphysis.
What is the expanded region of a long bone consisting of spongy bone called?
Long bones mostly consist of compact bone, but the region that does consist of spongy bone is called the epiphysis. There is a proximal epiphysis and a distal epiphysis. The region consisting of the compact bone is diaphysis.
What is the advantage of spongy bone tissue in the ends of long bones?
it is the epiphysismarrow?
The ends of the long bone are called?
Epiphyses. (Diaphysis is the middle part). You might also be asking the name of the knobby parts on the ends, which articulate with the next bone and make up the joint: those are 'condyles'.
What is located at the end of the long bones?
epiphysis
Where would you find the epiphysis?
ends of long bones
What is the difference between epiphysis and diaphysis?
An epiphysis is the end of a long bone (the head) whereas the diaphysis is the shaft of the long bone. These two sections are connected by what's called the mataphysis (the widening of the bone towards the head).Epiphysis is an expanded portion at the end of the bone. Diaphysis is the shaft of the bone.
Covers long bone except at its joint surfaces?
Cartalige
Bone found in the epiphysis of the bone?
The epiphysis is the end of long bones and they are made of hard bone on the outside and spongy bone on the inside.
What is the term for the enlarged ends of long bones?
The term for enlarged ends of long bones is epiphysis. This is a thin layer of compact bone overlying spongy bone.
What is the rounded end of the bone called?
Epiphyses is the word used for the distal and proximal ends of long bones. The epiphysis contains red bone marrow.
What is the head of a long bone is called what?
Epiphysis
