Bone structure (6.1)

Front

What is the shaft of the bone called?

Back

Diaphysis

Front

Where are blood vessels and nerves located in compact bone?

Back

Central canal

Front

What is the medullary cavity?

Back

The central cavity of bone where bone marrow is stored.

Front

What is the periosteum?

Back

A dense layer of vascular connective tissue enveloping the bones except at the surfaces of the joints.

Front

What is the epiphysis?

Back

The end part of a long bone, initially growing separately from the shaft.

Front

What are osteons?

Back

The structural unit of compact bone, consisting of a central canal surrounded by concentric rings of bone matrix.

Front

What are lamellae?

Back

Thin layers of bone matrix that form the structure of osteons.

Front

What are lacunae?

Back

Small spaces in bone tissue that contain osteocytes.

Front

What is the function of the endosteum?

Back

A thin vascular membrane that lines the inner surface of the bony tissue.

Front

What is the role of osteocytes?

Back

Mature bone cells that maintain the bone matrix.