ˈɔːl bˈoʊnz pəzˈɛs lˈɑːɹdʒɚ ɔːɹ smˈɔːlɚ fˈɔːɹɐmˌɪnə fɚðɪ ˈɛntɹəns ʌvðə nˈɜːɹɪʃɪŋ blˈʌdvˈɛsəlz; ðiːz ɑːɹ nˈoʊn æz ðə njˈuːtɹiənt fˈɔːɹɐmˌɪnə, ænd ɑːɹ pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚli lˈɑːɹdʒ ɪnðə ʃˈæfts ʌvðə lˈɑːɹdʒɚ lˈɔŋ bˈoʊnz, wˌɛɹ ðeɪ lˈiːd ˌɪntʊ ɐ njˈuːtɹiənt kənˈæl, wˌɪtʃ ɛkstˈɛndz ˌɪntʊ ðə mˈɛdəlɚɹi kˈævᵻɾi bˈoʊn mˈæɹoʊ kˈævᵻɾi.
All bones possess larger or smaller foramina for the entrance of the nourishing blood-vessels; these are known as the nutrient foramina, and are particularly large in the shafts of the larger long bones, where they lead into a nutrient canal, which extends into the medullary cavity (bone marrow cavity).