Epiphyses

Epiphyses

This article is about the rounded end of a bone. For information on the endocrine gland also referred to as epiphysis, see epiphysis cerebri.

Epiphysis

Gray's	subject #17 79
MeSH	Epiphyses
Dorlands/Elsevier	e_12/12338275

Epiphysis is the name for a rounded end of a long bone. The epiphysis is filled with red bone marrow, which produces erythrocytes, or red blood cells. The epiphysial plate, also known as the growth plate, is located where the epiphysis meets the metaphysis.

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Long bone

Longitudinal section of head of left humerus.

v • d • e Musculoskeletal system, connective tissue: bone and cartilage

Cartilage	perichondrium, fibrocartilage callus, metaphysis cells (chondroblast, chondrocyte) types (hyaline, elastic, fibrous)

Bone	ossification (intramembranous, endochondral, epiphyseal plate) cycle (osteoblast, osteoid, osteocyte, osteoclast) types (cancellous, cortical) regions (epiphysis, metaphysis, diaphysis) structure (osteon / Haversian system, Haversian canals, Volkmann's canals, endosteum, periosteum, Sharpey's fibres, enthesis, lacunae, canaliculi, trabeculae, medullary cavity, bone marrow) shapes (long, short, flat, irregular, sesamoid)

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