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What type of bone tissue is located in the shaft of a long bone?
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What is the shaft of a long bone?
It is the part of the bone inb/w the two extrimities of the bone and is made of cancellous tissue
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.
What type of bone makes up the shaft of a long bone?
bone marrow is in the center of the bone shaft
Where is diaphysis found?
The diaphysis is the shaft of the long bone.
What name is given to the inside space of the shaft of a long bone in which is located yellow bone marrow?
medulla cavity
What is a tough fibrous membrane that covers the shaft of a long bone?
The dense fibrous tissue that covers non articulating surfaces of bone is the periosteum.
Where is dense connective tissue found on the surface of the long bone?
cartilage is dense connective tissue and the cartilage of the long bone is articular hyaline cartilage, located on the outer surface of the articulating portion of the long bone.
What is the anatomical name for the shaft of a long bone and for its ends?
The shaft of a long bone- diaphysis The head(s) of a long bone- epiphysis
Is the shaft the longest portion of a long bone?
No, the shaft of a long bone is the diaphysis, not the epiphysis.
What type of bone makes up the majority of the diaphysis of long bones like the humerus?
The type of bone that makes up the majority of the diaphysis of a long bone such as the humerus is compact bone. The diaphysis is the shaft of the bone that contains bone marrow and adipose tissue.
Where is the diaphysis?
is the shaft of any long bone located between epiphyses
What is the term for the membrane around the shaft of a long bone?
The periosteum is the membrane around the shaft of a long bone.
