Osseous Tissue Flashcards
1
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Osseous Tissue
A
two types, “Compact & Spongy”
2
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Compact Bone
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- makes up the long bone
- outer layer of other bones
3
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Central Canal
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- “haversian canal”
- osteocytes forms rings around it w/ nerves & blood vessels
4
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Osteon
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-haverian system
5
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Perforating Canals
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forms channels across the shaft allowing passage of blood vessels & nerves
6
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Spongy Bone
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- cancellous bone
- more spaces
- small bony plates filled w/ red marrow
- ends of long bone & center of other bone
- lines the medullary cavity of long bones
