Examples of diaphysis in the following topics:
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- On the diaphyseal side, cartilage is ossified, allowing the diaphysis to grow in length.
- The metaphysis is the wide portion of a long bone between the epiphysis and the narrow diaphysis.
- Capillaries and osteoblasts from the diaphysis penetrate this zone.
- Thus, the zone of calcified matrix connects the epiphyseal plate to the diaphysis.
- A bone grows in length when osseous tissue is added to the diaphysis.
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- In long bones, chondrocytes form a template of the hyaline cartilage diaphysis.
- This calcification prevents diffusion of nutrients into the matrix, resulting in chondrocytes dying and the opening up of cavities in the diaphysis cartilage.
- Osteoclasts then break down some of the spongy bone to create a marrow, or medullary cavity, in the center of the diaphysis.
- Until adolescence, hyaline cartilage persists at the epiphyseal plate (growth plate), which is the region between the diaphysis and epiphysis that is responsible for the lengthwise growth of long bones.
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- The weight of the body pushes it down near the joint, but the vertical diaphysis of the femur pushes it up at the other end.
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- Compact bone is found in the shaft (or diaphysis) of a long bone and the surface of the flat bones, while spongy bone is found in the end (or epiphysis) of a long bone.