Long bone/ Nerves/ Arteries/ Epiphyseal Plate

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Diaphysis

bone shaft

<p>bone shaft</p>
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2 Epipyses

both ends of the bone at the joints

  • proximal and distal


<p><span style="background-color: transparent;">both ends of the bone at the joints</span></p><ul><li><p>proximal and distal </p></li></ul><p></p>
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2 Metaphyses

region between diaphysis and epiphysis

<p>r<span style="background-color: transparent;">egion between diaphysis and epiphysis</span></p>
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Articular cartilage covering both epiphyses

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Periosteum

connective tissue surrounding the diaphysis

<p><span style="background-color: transparent;">connective tissue surrounding the diaphysis</span></p>
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Medullary cavity

Hollow space within diaphysis

<p><span style="background-color: transparent;">Hollow space within diaphysis</span></p>
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Endosteum

thin membrane lining the medullary cavity

<p><span style="background-color: transparent;">thin membrane lining the medullary cavity</span></p>
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Epiphyseal line

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compact bone and spongy bone

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spongy bone trabeculae

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internal circumferential bone lamellae

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transverse canal

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interstitial bone lamellae

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external circumferential bone lamelae

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concentric bone lamellae

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osteon

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periosteum

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Bone canaliculi

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osteocyte

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Bone lacuna

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epipyseal artery

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epiphyseal vein

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metaphyseal artery

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metaphyseal vein

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nutrient vein

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nutrient artery

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perosteal artery

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periosteal vein

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resting cartilage zone

Area of cartilage on epiphyseal side of epiphyseal plate

  • inactive


<p><span style="background-color: transparent;">Area of cartilage on epiphyseal side of epiphyseal plate</span></p><ul><li><p><strong><mark data-color="yellow" style="background-color: yellow; color: inherit;">inactive</mark></strong></p></li></ul><p></p>
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proliferating cartilage zone

Area of cartilage on diaphysis side of epiphyseal plate that is rapidly dividing

  • New cells formed move upward, causing lengthening


<p><span style="background-color: transparent;">Area of cartilage on diaphysis side of epiphyseal plate that is <strong><mark data-color="yellow" style="background-color: yellow; color: inherit;">rapidly dividing</mark></strong></span></p><ul><li><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">New cells formed move upward, causing lengthening</span></p></li></ul><p></p>
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hypertrophic cartilage zone

Area with older chondrocytes closer to diaphysis

  • Cartilage lacunae enlarge and erode


<p><span style="background-color: transparent;">Area with older chondrocytes closer to diaphysis</span></p><ul><li><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">Cartilage lacunae <strong><mark data-color="yellow" style="background-color: yellow; color: inherit;">enlarge and erode</mark></strong></span></p></li></ul><p></p>
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calcification cartilage zone

Surrounding cartilage matrix calcifies

  • chondrocytesharden and die


<p><span style="background-color: transparent;">Surrounding cartilage matrix calcifies</span></p><ul><li><p><span style="background-color: transparent;">chondrocytes</span><strong><mark data-color="yellow" style="background-color: yellow; color: inherit;">harden and die</mark></strong></p></li></ul><p></p>
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ossification zone

Osteoclasts erode calcified cartilage spicules, and osteoblasts build new bone over the remaining spicules

  • bone forms