bones quiz 2 Flashcards
slide 15 bones quiz figure 6.3 pg 140
______ are rings of hard calcified matrix formed around the central canals, which together form osteons
Concentric Lamellae
_____the basic structural unit of compact bone
osteons
______are the small spaces between the lamellae which contain osteocytes
Lacunae (little lakes)
______are tiny canals which radiate in all directions from the lacunae; are filled with interstitial fluid and fingerlike projections from osteocytes
Canaliculi (little channels)
______ are found between osteons
fragments of older osteons that have been partially destroyed during growth and remodeling
Interstitial Lamellae
_______encircle the cortical region beneath the periosteum and encircle medullary cavity
Circumferential Lamellae
Spongy bone contains no true _____
osteons
lamellae are found in irregular framework or latticework called _____(little beams) - thin plates of bone scaffoding
trabeculae
within the trabeculae are _____ that contain osteocytes
lacunae
radiating from the lacunae are _____containing the extensions of osteocytes
canaliculi
Bone Tissue is Highly _____
Vascular
the artery associated with the diaphysis is named the _____ (can be more than one nutrient artery in a single diaphysis) and it enters the bone shaft through the _______
nutrient artery, nutrient foramen
the _____is especially rich in sensory nerves
periosteum
The process by which bone forms is called ____
ossification