GENERAL HISTOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -An epiphysis (from Ancient Greek (epí) ‘on top of’, and (phúsis) ‘growth’) is one of the rounded ends or tips of a long bone that ossify from a secondary center of ossification.

Detailed explanation-2: -In this region, the epiphyses are covered with articular cartilage, a thin layer of cartilage that reduces friction and acts as a shock absorber. Flat bones, like those of the cranium, consist of a layer of diploë (spongy bone), lined on either side by a layer of compact bone (Figure 2).