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Now in this lesson we will try to learn about the remaining part of structure of the bone. The long, relatively straight main body of a long bone, region of primary ossification which is also known as the shaft or middle region of a long bone is called the diaphysis. The end of a each long bone or the regions of secondary ossification is called an epiphysis. The epiphyseal plate is also known as the growth plate or physis. This plate represents an area of cartilage tissue that is constantly being replaced by new bony tissue as the bone grows.  In a long bone, it is a thin disc of hyaline cartilage that is located transversely between the epiphysis and metaphysis. In the long bones of humans, the epiphyseal plate disappears by the age of twenty. The new bone that is responsible for the lengthening of bones during childhood and adolescence if formed by the cartilage cells at the edges of the epiphyseal plate. When the bone achieved its full growth, the plate calcifies a...

Now in this post we will learn about the structure of the bone. In our human body there are 206 bones of different types are there. The thigh, lower leg, and upper and lower arm consists of long bones. These bones have large surface areas for muscle attachment and are very strong, are broad at the ends where they join with other bones. There are five types of bones in the human body. The five types are long, short, flat, irregular, and sesamoid. 1. Long bones:- These bones are comprised mostly of compact bone and lower amounts marrow, which is located within the medullary cavity, and spongy bone and are characterized by a shaft, the diaphysis, that is much larger in length than breadth. These bones are mostly present in the limbs, including those of the fingers and toes are long bones. Except the wrist, ankle, and kneecap these long bones are located in most. 2. Short bones:- These short bones are generally cube shaped and having a thin layer of compact bone surrounding a...