Bones and Bone Tissue

Question 1

Canaliculi

Answer 1

Tiny channels that connect lacunae

Question 2

Central Canal

Answer 2

Found in the center of the osteon: contains vessels and nerves

Question 3

Lacuna

Answer 3

Opening in matrix that contains osteocytes

Question 4

Lamellae

Answer 4

Concentric rings around the central canal

Question 5

Osteoblasts

Answer 5

Bone cell responsible for deposition of bone matrix

Question 6

Osteoclasts

Answer 6

Bone cell responsible for breaking down bone matrix

Question 7

Osteocyte

Answer 7

Mature bone cell located within lacuna

Question 8

Osteon

Answer 8

Includes the central canal, lamellae, and osteocytes

Question 9

Perforating Canal

Answer 9

Passageways connecting two central canals

Question 10

Trabeculae

Answer 10

Branching structures found in spongy bone

Question 11

Long bone

Answer 11

longer than it is wide

Question 12

Short bone

Answer 12

about equal in length and width

Question 13

Flat bone

Answer 13

Platelike thin, flat, and broad

Question 14

Sesamoid bone

Answer 14

Round or oval and found within a tendon

Question 15

Irregular bone

Answer 15

does not fit into any other class