study guide ivy tech APHY 101 final Exam| Questions and 100% correct answers| Latest Update 2026/2027

study guide ivy tech APHY 101 final Exam| Questions and 100% correct answers| Latest Update 2026/2027 what are the parts of a long bone? epiphysis and diaphysis What is the epiphysis? end of a long bone that articulates (forms a joint) with another bone. What is the diaphysis? shaft of a long bone What is the medullary cavity? hollow chamber in diaphysis. marrow fills this cavity What is the periosteum? a dense layer of vascular connective tissue enclosing a bone what is compact bone? wall of the diaphysis mainly composed of tightly packed tissue what is spongy bone? cancellous bone that largely composes the epiphysis Describe the process of ossification step one 1: cordlike and connects muscles to bones; a broad sheet of dense connective tissue that connects muscles to muscles step 2: Long bones develop from rods of cartilage, some from membranes and some from tendons. step 3: Ossification occurs first in the cartilage rods, then in the epiphyses of long bones. step 4: When the epiphysial cartilage has ossified (hardened), bone growth stops. What is the epiphyseal plate? as spongy bone is deposited in the diaphysis and in the epiphysis, a band of cartilage will form what are osteoclasts? cells that break down bone what are osteoblasts? bone forming cells what are the functions of the skeletal system?