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long bone

os longum

A long bone is a bone that has a shaft and 2 ends and is longer than it is wide. Long bones have a thick outside layer of compact bone and an inner medullary cavity containing bone marrow. The ends of a long bone contain spongy bone and an epiphyseal plate or line depending on the stage of development. The epiphyseal plate is a hyaline cartilage, where new bone growth takes place, lengthening the bone prior to adulthood. Bone lengthening ceases when this cartilage is lost, leaving a remnant referred to as an epiphyseal line.

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Tipo Bone
Estructura principal bone element
Nombre latino os longum
FMA ID 7474

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the long bone?

A long bone is a bone that has a shaft and 2 ends and is longer than it is wide. Long bones have a thick outside layer of compact bone and an inner medullary cavity containing bone marrow. The ends of a long bone contain spongy bone and an epiphyseal plate or line depending on the stage of developm

What is the Latin name for the long bone?

The Latin name for the long bone is os longum.

References

  1. Foundational Model of Anatomy — FMA:7474 Reference anatomy ontology (University of Washington)
  2. UBERON — UBERON:0002495 Cross-species anatomy ontology (EMBL-EBI Ontology Lookup Service)

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Data sources: Terminologia Anatomica, Foundational Model of Anatomy, Wikidata.