Microscopic Anatomy Of Bone Flashcards
What is the basic structural unit of compact bone?
Osteon
What is the outer covering of bone called?
Periosteum
What is the inner lining of bone called?
Endosteum
What are the small cavities within bone tissue called?
Lacunae
What are the channels that connect lacunae in bone tissue called?
Canaliculi
What type of bone tissue makes up the majority of the skeleton and provides support and protection?
Compact bone
What type of bone tissue is found in the ends of long bones and is involved in blood cell production?
Spongy bone
What type of bone cell is responsible for breaking down bone tissue during remodeling?
Osteoclast
What type of bone cell is responsible for building new bone tissue during remodeling?
Osteoblast
What is the process by which bone tissue is formed called?
Ossification
What is the name for the process of bone tissue being resorbed and replaced?
Remodeling
What is the primary mineral component of bone tissue?
Calcium
What is the primary protein component of bone tissue?
Collagen
What are the structures that connect adjacent osteocytes within bone tissue called?
Gap junctions
Which type of bone tissue is less dense and contains trabeculae?
Spongy bone
What is the name for the process of bone tissue being broken down by osteoclasts?
Resorption
What is the name for the concentric rings of bone tissue in an osteon?
Lamellae
What is the central canal in an osteon called?
Haversian canal
What is the name for the tiny passageways that allow nutrients and wastes to be exchanged between osteocytes in an osteon?
Canaliculi
What is the name for the process of bone tissue being broken down by osteoclasts and then rebuilt by osteoblasts?
Remodeling
What type of bone cell is responsible for maintaining bone tissue?
Osteocyte
What is the name for the plate-like structures that make up spongy bone?
Trabeculae
What is the name for the process of bone tissue forming in a membrane without a cartilage precursor?
Intramembranous ossification
What is the name for the process of bone tissue forming within a cartilage template?
Endochondral ossification