Bone (Osseous) Tissue Flashcards
Most ____ of all connective tissues.
Rigid.
Bone has a ____ supply.
Rich blood.
What is the hardness of the bone due to?
The calcium phosphate located within the matrix.
Bone tissue is classified ____.
Compact or spongy.
What does a compact bone tissue constitute?
Hard outer portion of a bone.
What does a spongy bone tissue constitute?
The porous, highly vascular inner portion.
In compact bone tissue, ____ can be seen.
Uniform structural arrangement
Bone cells, 1.____ are arranged in 2.____ around a central 3.____ canal, which contains 4.____.
- osteocytes
- rings
- (Haversian)
- blood vessels and a nerve
Osteocytes occupy a space called ____.
lacuna
What are radiating from lacuna?
Tiny canals called canaliculi.
_____ diffuse through the canaliculi to reach each osteocyte.
Nutrients
Nutrients diffuse through the ____ to reach each osteocyte.
canaliculi
Nutrients diffuse through the canaliculi to reach each ____.
osteocyte
The matrix layers of bone tissue are called ____.
lamellae
