endosteum
Sign in to saveThe endosteum (: endostea) is a thin vascular membrane of connective tissue that lines the inner surface of the bony tissue that forms the medullary cavity of long bones.
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- Anatomy.Name
- Endosteum
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- 607 Periosteum and Endosteum.jpg
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- Endosteum covers the inside of bones, and surrounds the medullary cavity.
- Anatomy.Width
- 400
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The endosteum (: endostea) is a thin vascular membrane of connective tissue that lines the inner surface of the bony tissue that forms the medullary cavity of long bones.
This endosteal surface is usually resorbed during long periods of malnutrition, resulting in less cortical thickness.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “endosteum” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.