Endosteum
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The endosteum is a thin layer of connective tissue which lines the surface of the medullary cavity of long bones.[1]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Netter, p. 171
[edit] References
- Netter, Frank H. (1987), Musculoskeletal system: anatomy, physiology, and metabolic disorders, Summit, New Jersey: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
[edit] External links
- Organology at UC Davis Musculoskeletal/bone/structure1/structure2 - "Bone, structure (LM, High)"
- Image at dal.ca
cartilage: chondroblast, chondrocyte, perichondrium, types (hyaline, elastic, fibrous), fibrocartilage callus, metaphysis
bone: ossification (intramembranous, endochondral, epiphyseal plate), cycle (osteoblast, osteoid, osteocyte, osteoclast), types (cancellous, cortical), regions (epiphysis, diaphysis), structure (osteon/Haversian system, Haversian canals, endosteum, periosteum, Sharpey's fibres, lacunae, canaliculi, trabeculae, medullary cavity, bone marrow), shapes (long, short, flat, irregular, sesamoid)
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