Skeletal System - Structure of Bone Tissue

The components that make up the structure of bone are:

• cells

• fibers

• extracellular material

• all of the above are components of bone

There are 2 types of bone ____ and _____.

• cartilage and compact

• compact and ligaments

• spongy and compact

The cylinder-like structures that make up bone are called __

• cartilage

• osteons

• cancellous

Which of the following is NOT found in the central canal?

• arteries

• nerves

• veins

• osteons

Bone is made of a calcified matrix called hydroxyapatite.

Hydroxyapatite contains 2 minerals ______ & ______.

• calcium & carbon

• calcium & phosphate

• carbon & phosphate

Collagen fibers are a(n) ______ component of bone.

• inorganic

• organic

The OUTSIDE of bone is covered with a tissue called ___.

• periosteum

• endosteum

Mature bone cells are called ______.

• lacuna

• osteons

• osteocytes

Which of the following tasks are the responsibility of the canaliculi?

• communication between osteocytes

• nutrient delivery to osteocytes

• Both are the responsibility of the canaliculi

Spongy bone has osteons.

• true

• false