Bone Structure

The composition of bone mostly consist of inorganic material and collagen fibers. The macroscopic structures of bone is Compact bone, Cancellous bone, Epiphysis, Diaphysis, Periosteum, Red bone marrow, yellow bone marrow, and the articular cartilage (Doitpoms.com). Collagen is a triple helix structured protein that is the most prominent protein in the skeletal system. Bones consist of two distinct types of bone tissue such as cancellous and cortical bone. Cancellous bone is also known as spongy bone and is located at the ends of long bones with a honeycomb like internal structure. Compact bone is the shaft of the bone and has is very dense layer that surrounds the bone marrow cavity. Compact bone is considered the strongest part of the bone while cancellous bone is the weakest part of the bone.
The Diaphysis is the marrow rich interior thats sole job is to produce stem cells. The periosteum is a dense vascular membrane that surrounds and protects bones and serves as an attachment point for muscle. Red bone marrow is the marrow that produces stem cells that can convert into any cell we may need. Yellow bone marrows sole purpose is to store fat and is located deep in the bone in the compact bone. Having both red and yellow bone marrow is exclusive to long bones only. The articular cartilage is the smooth membrane at the ends of joints that provide smooth action on bone to bone contact. There are several shapes of bones that have specific functions such as long bones, short bones, flat bones, irregular bones, sesamoid bones and sutural bones (Ivyroses.com). Long bones are bones that are long and thin bones that have a small curve. Short bones are cube shaped bones that are commonly found in the carpal and tarsal