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cavitas medullaris

Identification
Official Latin term cavitas medullaris
Official subsidiary term medullary cavity
Unit identifier TAH:U296
Unit type taxonomic
Materiality material
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Links of entity taxonomic: cavitas medullaris
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Taxonomic links Level 2: spatium anatomicum Short Extended
Level 3: cavitas organi
Level 4: cavitas ossis
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Taxonomic definition
Taxonomic definition A medullary cavity is an intraosseous cavity [cavitas intraossea ] which is a cavity present in the diaphysis of a long bone containing the marrow.
Documentation

Medullary cavity and bone marrow.

Medullary cavities are present uniquely in the long bones and then the bone marrow is contained in the medullary cavity.

For other bones, the bone marrow is part of some spongious tissue present in cranial bones, ribs, vertebrae, ilium, scapula, etc.

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Date: 09.01.2025