Vocabulary:
Structural Components
Diaphysis - shaft of a long bone
Medullary Cavity - hollow area inside the diaphysis of the bone that contains yellow
bone marrow
Epiphyses - Ends of a long bone
Periostem - strong fibrous membrane covering a long bone except at joint surfaces
Endosteum - membrane lining the medullary cavity
Articular cartilage - cartilage covering the joint ends of bones
Synovial membrane - connective tissue membrane lining the saces between bones
and joints that seretes synovial fluid