What is the medular cavity?
Medular cavity is a cavity in a bone where a soft and flexible substance called pulp is stored. The term "Medulla" is a Latin word for the center that describes the space occupying the center of the bone. This pit is an essential part of the skeletal system of the body that combines with muscle features and creates a musculoskeletal system. Its walls are made of spongy bone known as a spongy bone. This is one of the two types of osseous tissue responsible for bone formation and it is softer and less rigid of them. Listening of the medular cavity is a thin layer of connective tissue known as an endosteum.
Medular cavity usually contains two types of marrow. The red bone marrow consists of a tissue made of cellular blood cells and is the only type of marrow present at birth. As a person ages, the form of red bone marrow turns into a yellow bone marrow. This is also known as adipose tissue because it contains fat cells. In adulthood it is practically divided into two types of this tissue.
The red bone marrow of the medal cavity usually occurs in the flat bones of the body. This includes breast and hip bones, ribs, skull and shoulder blades. The middle part of long bones, such as femur and humerus, are the main sites of yellow bone marrow. However, it is the only long bone in the body that lacks the medular cavity.
Red bone marrow is responsible for the production of red and white blood cells that are necessary to provide oxygenated blood and disease. It also creates plates that control the bleeding. The yellow bone marrow deposits the fat necessary for the energy level of the body.
In some cases, red and yellow bone marrow share duties or cooperate. For example, they stop lymphs, which is an important element of the circulatory system of the body, in front of the flowing. Also, yellow bone marrow is transformed into red bone marrow to increase blood cell production to reduce blood loss.
Medular cavity is a place PRo method of treatment called intramedular (im) rod or im nail. Sometimes he is named after his inventor, German surgeon Gerhard Küntscher, who used him to treat fractures of the thigh thigh. Today, doctors also use IM nail to treat bone cancer, specifically tumors found in the medular cavity.