Microscopic Bone Stricture

Question 1

33% of bone is this type
Made of collagen
Function is to resist tension
Allows slight flexibility of bone to take weight without snapping

Answer 1

Organic bone

Question 2

67% of all bone is this type
Mineral component make bone hard
Ca and hydroxyapatite (minerals)

Answer 2

Inorganic bone

Question 3

2% of bone is this
Made up of 4 different types
Maintains bone homeostasis

Answer 3

Bone cells

Question 4

Makers of new bone matrix

Answer 4

Osteoblasts

Question 5

Maintainers of bone (recycled protein and minerals from matrix)

Answer 5

Osteoclasts

Question 6

Destroyers of bone matrix

Answer 6

Osteoclasts

Question 7

The cylindrical units inside compact bone
Provides a pathway for nutrients to get to cells

Answer 7

Osteons

Question 8

Inside the osteon that contains blood blood vessels and nerves

Answer 8

Central canal

Question 9

Series of cylinders formed around the outside of the central canal.
Forms the shape of the osteon

Answer 9

Lamellae

Question 10

‘Lakes’ for osteocytes.
Thin layers of ecm matrix

Answer 10

Lacunae

Question 12

Channels for nutrients to travel to osteocytes through the ecm

Answer 12

Canaliculi

Question 13

Cancellous bone is made up of these branches

Answer 13

Trabeculae