...whilst the spongy tex- Armngcture is contained within. In a long bone, the large rounded ends "^'"t are made up of spongy tissue, with only a thin coating of compact bones. substance ; in the hollow shaft, on the other hand, the spongy texture is scanty, and the sides...

...surface consists of compact different substance, which forms an outer shell or crust, whilst the bones. spongy texture is contained within. In a long bone,...the extremities towards the middle, at which point usually the girth of the bone is least, whilst the strain on it is there greatest. In tabular bones,...

...for greater convenience of mutual connexion, and for the purposes of articulation. Hero the bone is made up of spongy tissue with only a thin coating of compact substance. The long bones are the clai-icle, humerus, radius, ulna, femur, tibia, fibula, metacarpal, and metatarsal...

...the reticulations of the cancellated becoming closer as they approach the parts where the transition takes place. In all bones, the part next the surface...extremities towards the middle, at which point the girth of the bone is least, and the strain on it greatest. In tabular bones, such as those of the skull,...

...thickest in the middle ; it is hollowed out in the interior to form the medullary canal. The extremities are made up of spongy tissue with only a thin coating of compact substance, and are more or less expanded for greater convenience of mutual connection, and to afford a broad surface...

...thickest in the middle ; it is hollowed out in the interior to form the medullary canal. The extremities are made up of spongy tissue with only a thin coating of compact subno. 16.-THE SIEMCTON. a, parietal stance' and are raore Or leSS bone; 6, frontal; c, cervical vertebra-;...