The outer layer of bone. Hard bone - the dense outer covering of bone; also known as compact cortical bone.
Tissue that forms the shaft of the bone.
A peripheral layer of compact osseous tissue. The average thickness of the cortex of alveolar bone is two millimeters.
One of two types of bone in the skeleton, the other type being trabecular bone. Cortical bone represents nearly 80% of the skeletal mass. It is also called compact bone, because it forms a protective outer shell around every bone in the body. Cortical bone has a slow turnover rate and a high resistance to bending and torsion. It provides strength where bending would be undesirable as in the middle of long bones. The proportion of cortical bone to trabecular bone is highest in the appendicular skeleton, and lowest in the axial skeleton. [See: Fluoride's Differential Impact on Bone Density
The hard outer layer of a bone
The dense bone that forms the outer surface of bone.
the dense hard outer shell of a bone
the type of bone found mainly in the appendages (eg. arms, legs)
The hard, compact outer layer of bone.
Cortical bone, also known as compact bone is one of two main types of osseous tissues. Cortical bone is dense and forms the surface of bones, contributing 80% of the weight of a human skeleton. It is extremely hard, formed of multiple stacked layers with few gaps.