Bone Structure and Composition

What is the name of the bone tissue that contains a mesh-like network of trabeculae?

• Compact bone

• Cancellous bone

• Osteons

• Lacunae

What fills in the empty spaces of spongy bone?

• Bone marrow

• Osteocytes

• Periosteum

• Canaliculi

What are the external layers of the bone called?

• Compact bone

• Trabeculae

• Osteons

• Lacunae

What is the name of the densely packed cylindrical structural units in compact bone?

• Trabeculae

• Osteons

• Lacunae

• Canaliculi

What is the name of the canals that branch out at right angles from the central canal in an osteon?

• Haversian canals

• Perforating canals

• Volkmann canals

• Canaliculi

The functional unit that makes up compact bone is called the

• Osteon

• Trabeculae

• Central Canal

• Osteocyte

What part of an osteon is number 3 pointing to?

• Lamellae

• Central Canal

• Osteocyte

• Canaliculi

What part of an osteon is number 4 pointing to?

• Lamellae

• Central Canal

• Osteocyte

• Canaliculi

What is B pointing to?

• Osteocyte

• Canaliculi

• Lacunae

• Lamellae

What is D pointing to?

• Osteocyte

• Canaliculi

• Lacunae

• Lamellae