Endosteum

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The endosteum (plural endostea) is a thin layer of connective tissue which lines the surface of the bony tissue that forms the medullary cavity of long bones.^[1] The outer surface of a bone is lined by a thin layer of connective tissue that is very similar in morphology and function to endosteum. It is called "periosteum".

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[edit] References

• Netter, Frank H. (1987), Musculoskeletal system: anatomy, physiology, and metabolic disorders, Summit, New Jersey: Ciba-Geigy Corporation

[edit] External links

• Organology at UC Davis Musculoskeletal/bone/structure1/structure2 - "Bone, structure (LM, High)"
• Image at dal.ca

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