Endosteum
| Endosteum | |
|---|---|
 Endosteum covers the inside of bones, and surrounds the medullary cavity. | |
| Identifiers | |
| TA98 | A02.0.00.038 |
| TA2 | 387 |
| TH | H2.00.03.7.00022 |
| FMA | 32692 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The endosteum (pl.: endostea) is a thin vascular membrane of connective tissue that lines the inner surface of the bony tissue that forms the medullary cavity of long bones.[1][2]
This endosteal surface is usually resorbed during long periods of
cortical thickness.[citation needed
]
The outer surface of a bone is lined by a thin layer of connective tissue that is very similar in
osteoclasts
resorb the bone from the endosteal side.
Additional images
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Long bone
References
- ISBN 0-914168-88-6, p.171
- ^ "Definition of ENDOSTEUM". www.merriam-webster.com.
External links
- Anatomy photo: Musculoskeletal/bone/structure1/structure2 - Comparative Organology at University of California, Davis – "Bone, structure (LM, High)"
- Image at dal.ca
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