The medullary cavities of the bones where bone marrow is stored. [ MP:0000065 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10709991 https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0-683-40008-8 ]
Synonyms: cavity of cancellous bone marrow cavity medullary cavity
Term information
- MA:0002783
- FMA:75147
- FMA:83698
- Wikipedia:Bone_marrow_of_ovaryry_cavity
pheno_slim
not clear if the FMA intends to have two classes. MP:0000065: 'the medullary cavities of the bones.'. NCITA also has 'medullary bone'
Located in the main shaft (cortical bone) of a long bone (diaphysis) (consisting mostly of compact bone), the medullary cavity has walls composed of spongy bone (cancellous bone) and is lined with a thin, vascular membrane (endosteum)[Wikipedia:Bone_marrow_of_ovaryry_cavity]