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The skeletal system
Structure
Macroscopic
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Long
bone
has a shaft known as a
diaphysis
, the 2 large ends of the bone are known as
epiphysis
Diaphysis
made up of
compact
bone, the centre is
hollow
and filled with yellow bone marrow (fat storage)
Epiphysis
compact bone on the outer layer, called
periosteum
, helps supply cells with
nutrients
At the end of each
epiphysis
there is a layer of
articular cartilage