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

The replacement head for the femur consists of a rounded ball attached to the end of a shaft that is inserted inside the diaphysis of the femur.

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

The separation usually takes place through the young bone of the ossifying junction, and the surfaces of the diaphysis and epiphysis are opposed to each other by irregular eroded surfaces bathed in pus.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis