BONE
STRUCTURES
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Question
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The epiphysis is
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The shaft of a bone
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a bone cell
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the end of a long bone
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the covering of a bone
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -/ (ɪˈpɪfɪsɪs) / noun plural-ses (-ˌsiːz) 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.
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