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| bones of shoulder, pelvis, and upper and lower extremities |
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| bones of skull, vertebral column, chest and hyoid bone |
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| wide ends of a long bone (physis=growth) |
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| growth zone between epiphysis and diaphysis during development of a long bone |
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| membrane lining the medullary cavity of a bone |
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| cavity within the shaft of the long bones filled with bone marrow |
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| soft connective tissue within the medullary cavities of bones |
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| found in cavities of most bones in infants; functions in formation of RBCs, some WBCs, and platelets; in adults, red bone marrow is found most often in flat bones |
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| gradually replaces red bone marrow in adult bones, functions as storage for fat tissue, and is inactive in formation of RBCs |
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| a fibrous, vascular membrane that covers the bone |
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| a gristle-like substance found on bones where they articulate |
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