ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -Epiphysis is the rounded end of a long bone. It is a small, round, knob-like projection on the end of a bone, opposite the bone’s joint. Its main function is to create joints by joining nearby bones. Diaphysis or Shaft is the other important region in a long bone.

Detailed explanation-2: -THE EPIPHYSIS The proximal epiphysis is the knobby end of the long bone that is closer to the trunk of the body, and the distal epiphysis is the knobby end of the long bone that is further away from the trunk of the body, Each epiphysis is specially shaped to form part of a joint.

Detailed explanation-3: -epiphysis, expanded end of the long bones in animals, which ossifies separately from the bone shaft but becomes fixed to the shaft when full growth is attained. The epiphysis is made of spongy cancellous bone covered by a thin layer of compact bone.

Detailed explanation-4: -the end of a long bone, initially separated from the shaft (diaphysis) by a section of cartilage that eventually ossifies so that the two portions fuse together. Also called: epiphysis cerebri (ˈsɛrɪˌbraɪ) the technical name for pineal gland.

Detailed explanation-5: -Anatomy of a Long Bone. A typical long bone shows the gross anatomical characteristics of bone. The wider section at each end of the bone is called the epiphysis (plural = epiphyses), which is filled with spongy bone.