Microscopic structure of bone

Question 1

Mature bone cell, shaped like a spider with a body and long process, that occupies a lacuna in the bone matrix.

Answer 1

Osteocytes

Question 2

Matrix-synthesizing cell responsible for cell growth

Answer 2

osteoblast

Question 3

little depression or cavity; in bone or cartilage.

Answer 3

Lacunae

Question 4

Thin tubes occupy by osteocytes bodies.

Answer 4

Canaliculi

Question 5

Tube-shape unit in mature, compact bone; consist of concentric layers of bone called lamellae surrounding a central canal or also called Harvesian system

Answer 5

Osteon

Question 6

lines the marrow cavity. This layer which is active during bone growth, repair, and remodeling, covers the trabeculae of spongy bone and lines the inner surfaces of the central canals.

Answer 6

endosteum

Question 7

provides a route for the circulatory and nervous supply and actively participates in bone growth and repair.

Answer 7

Periosteum