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The spongy bone is the type of bone that you will find at the expansion of longer bones. This helps to fill the irregular spots in bones to make them complete.
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The cartilage that is located at the end of long bones that closes when growth ceases is called the plate?
Epiphyseal - Located on each side of the long bone.
What is toghsmoothshiny substance called that is at the end of each bone?
Epiphysis-The epiphysis is the end of a long bone.
What is the growth plate also known as?
The epiphyseal plate is an area at the long end of the bone which contains growing bone. It is located between the epiphysis at the end of the bone and the diaphysis of another bone. This is only found in children and adolescents as it turns into the epiphyseal line in adults.
What is the growing end of a bone called?
In the long bones of children it is called an epiphysial growth plate which is a layer of hyaline cartilage located in the metaphysis which is between the epiphysis (the end of the bone) and diaphysis (the middle of the bone/shaft of the bone).
What is the end of the long bone is called?
The end of a long bone is called epiphyses (singular: epiphysis).
End of long bone secondary bone?
The answer is Epiphysis
The medical term for the end region of a long bone?
epiphysis-the end of a bone
What is the structure of a long bone?
The long bone consists of the epiphysis and diaphysis. The epiphysis is the end part of the long bone and the diaphysis is the shaft of the long bone. In the shaft of the long bone, there is yellow bone marrow which stores fat in adults and produces white blood cells. In the end parts of the long bone is red bone marrow which makes red blood cells. On one end of the long bone, where there is the joint, it is covered with smooth cartilage. Surrounding the outer surface of the bone is a tough membrane called periosteum. Just beneath the membrane and above the bone tissue is compact bone tissue.
Which bone has the head located on the distal end?
The ulna has the head at the distal end. Usually the head of a bone is located at the proximal end. The ulna has a large process called the olecranon process that people call their 'elbow'.
What is the rounded end of the long bone is?
Condyle
Which portion of a long bone is located nearest the midline?
The xyphoid process that is the terminal end of the sternum, should be pretty close
What is the part of long bone that form a joint with another bone?
The epiphysis is the end of the long bone whereas the diaphysis is the shaft or body.
