Microscopic Bone Structure

A

• Osteocytes

• lamellae

• spongy bone

• blood vessels

• periosteum

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B

• Volkmann's Canal

• lamellae

• spongy bone

• blood vessels

• periosteum

C

• Volkmann's Canal

• lamellae

• spongy bone

• Osteon

• periosteum

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E

• blood vessels

• lamellae

• spongy bone

• Osteon

• periosteum

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What is canaliculi?

• mature bone cell

• bone tissue

• dense fibrous membrane covering the surface of bones

• tiny canals that link osteocytes

• small cavities in bone that contain osteocytes

This type of cell dissolves and reshapes bone.

• osteocyte

• osteoclast

• osteoblast

• osteon

What is lacunae?

• mature bone cell

• bone tissue

• dense fibrous membrane covering the surface of bones

• tiny canals that link osteocytes

• small cavities in bone that contain osteocytes

What is an osteocyte?

• mature bone cell

• bone tissue

• dense fibrous membrane covering the surface of bones

• tiny canals that link osteocytes

• small cavities in bone that contain osteocytes

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

G

• blood vessels

• lamellae

• spongy bone

• Osteon

• Haversian Canal

E

• nerve

• vein

• artery

• canaliculi

• osteocyte in a lacuna

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