The 2010 MLB trade deadline is fast approaching, and though some big deals have already been swung, rumors of several other deals remain as deadline enthusiasm nears a fever pitch. Here, SB Nation's Jeff Sullivan answers some trade deadline FAQ to get the less familiar reader up to speed on just what's going on.
After spongy bone is formed in the diaphysis, osteoclasts break down the newly formed bone to open up the medullary cavity. The cartilage in the epiphyses continues to grow so the developing bone increases in length. Later, usually after birth, secondary ossification centers form in the epiphyses.
The outside of the bone consists of a layer of connective tissue called the periosteum. Additionally, the outer shell of the long bone is compact bone, then a deeper layer of cancellous bone (spongy bone) which contains in the medullary cavity the bone marrow.he outer shell of the long bone is made of cortical bone also known as compact bone. This is covered by a membrane of connective tissue called the periosteum. Beneath the cortical bone layer is a layer of spongy cancellous bone.