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Middle section of a long bone?
Shaft
What does the medullary cavity do in the bone?
the medullary cavity in the bone is located in the middle of a long bone and yellow marrow is located here (only seen in adults).
What type of bone has lacunae in concentric circles around central canals and is found on the wall of the middle prtion of the long bone?
The type of bone you are referring to is compact bone. It contains osteocytes housed in lacunae arranged in concentric circles called lamellae around central canals (Haversian canals). Compact bone is found on the outer wall of the middle portion of long bones.
What bone in your foot begins with M?
The bone in your foot that begins with the letter "M" is the metatarsal bone. It is a long bone in the middle of the foot that connects the tarsal bones to the phalanges (toes).
What is found in long hollow spaces of long bones?
There are five different types of bone in a human body. If you are talking about long bones, such as your femur or tibia (aka the long bones in your arms and legs), then in the middle of them are bone marrow. Yellow marrow for adults and red marrow for children.
Is the shaft the longest portion of a long bone?
No, the shaft is not the longest portion of a long bone. The shaft is the main middle part of the bone, also known as the diaphysis. The long bones have a shaft (diaphysis), and two ends (epiphyses) that may be longer in length compared to the shaft.
What is the longest bone in the body the largest the smallest?
The longest and the largest bone in the body is the femur (the thigh bone). The smallest bone in the body is in the middle ear and is called the stirrup bone (stapes). It is only 0.25 to 0.33 cm long.
What bone is 3 millimeters long in the human body?
The smallest bone in a human body is in the ear. It's called the stapes and is in the middle ear, is about 3 millimeters long and weighs about 3 milligrams.
How long is the sitrrup bone that is in your ear?
The stapes bone in middle ear is roughly one tenth of an inch. Is is very delicate and can be broken very easily if not handled carefully.
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 nickname of the incus bone?
The nickname of the incus bone is "anvil". It is the middle bone of three bones existing in the middle ear.
What is another name for tubular bone?
long bone
