Compact Bone Structure Flashcards
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What are the Lamellae?
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Weight-bearing, column like matrix tubes composed of mainly of collagen.
3 types: osteon Lamellae, interstitial Lamellae, circumferential Lamellae.
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What is an osteon?
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AKA Haversian System
- the structural unit of compact bone
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What is a Haversian canal?
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Central canal containing blood vessels and nerves
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What are Volkmann’s canals?
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Canal lying at a right angle to the central canal, connecting blood and nerve supply (of the Haversian canal) to the periosteum.
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What are lacunae?
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Small cavities in bone that contain osteocytes.
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What are canaliculi?
A
Hair like canals that connect lacunae to each other and the central canal (cell-to-cell communication).
