GENERAL HISTOLOGY

BONE

PARTS OF A BONE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
One or two veins or arteries found in bones that provide direct access to the medullary cavity
A
diaphysis
B
epiphyses
C
nutrient artery
D
endosteum
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The metaphyseal-epiphyseal arteries arise from the periarticular plexus, that is found around the joint area of a long bone. The periosteal artery system is a low-pressure system that supplies the outer 1/3 of bone and is connected through Haversian and Volkmann canals.

Detailed explanation-2: -They are the Nutrient arteries, Epiphyseal arteries, Metaphyseal arteries and periosteal arteries .

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