diaphysis

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The diaphysis contains compact bone surrounding a medullary cavity containing bone marrow On either end is an epiphysis containing cancellous or spongy bone.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

Notice the long shaft or diaphysis in the middle of the bone.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

A long bone has two parts: the diaphysis and the epiphysis.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Capillaries and osteoblasts from the diaphysis penetrate this zone, and the osteoblasts secrete bone tissue on the remaining calcified cartilage.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Contraction of muscles also tends to exert traction upon a bone so fractured, resulting in a lateral approximation of the diaphysis and thus preventing union because the broken surfaces are not in proper contact.

From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by Lacroix, John Victor