The hollow space running through a long bone shaft is the:
AMuscular cavity
BMolecular cavity
CMandibular cavity
DMedullary cavity
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Medullary cavity
1. It holds yellow marrow.
2. It runs down the centre of the shaft.
3. That space is the medullary cavity.
_Source: OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e, Chapter 6, Bone Tissue and the Skeletal System._
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