A long bone consists of a ________, a long shaft of bone, which extends between two enlarged terminal portions called the ________.
A)diaphysis; articular cartilages
B)diaphysis; endosteum
C)compact bone; epiphysial plates
D)diaphysis; epiphyses

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A long bone consists of a diaphysis, a long shaft of bone, which extends between two enlarged terminal portions called the epiphyses. Option A is incorrect because articular cartilages are not terminal portions of long bones. Option B is incorrect because the endosteum is a thin layer of cells lining the inner surface of bones, not a terminal portion. Option C is incorrect because epiphysial plates are found in growing bones, not in mature long bones.

A Long Bone Consists of a ________, a Long Shaft