Bone Tissue Structure and Function

Compact and spongy bone

Dense and loose bone

Hard and soft bone

Rigid and flexible bone

Canaliculi

Lacuna

Haversian canal

Volkmann canal

Calcium and phosphate

Fluoride and sulfate

Sodium and magnesium

Collagen and protein

To provide rigidity

To store nutrients

To facilitate movement

To support and adhere cellular elements

In the central canal

In the lacunae

In the trabeculae

In the periosteum

To house blood vessels

To store minerals

To connect osteons

To provide nutrient pathways

Lacunae

Trabeculae

Periosteum

Endosteum

Haversian canals

Volkmann canals

Canaliculi

Lacunae

Layered and concentric

Smooth and flat

Lattice-like with trabeculae

Solid and dense

By absorbing it in the central canal

By distributing it throughout the framework

By redirecting it to the compact bone

By compressing the trabeculae