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Long bones

longer than they are wide

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Example of long bone

humerus

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Diaphysis

central shaft of a long bone

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What's inside a diaphysis?

Has a marrow cavity filled with bone marrow

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Ephysis

Wider portions at each end

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What are ephysis covered with?

Covered with articular cartilage

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Compact bone

Densely packed, forms the diaphysis

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Spongy bone, also called cancellous bone

Has projections of bone separated by space

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Periosteum

Outer covering of bone

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Endosteum

Lines the marrow cavity and spongy bone

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Where are bone cells found

Located in pockets called lacunae