HEAD NECK
OSTEOLOGY OF HEAD NECK
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Question
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The ends of the long bone are anatomically referred to as the:
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Epiphyseal plate
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Medulary Cavity
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Periosteum
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Epiphysis
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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: -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.
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