skeletal system

Question 1

Compact Bone

Answer 1

denser material used to create the hard structure of the skeleton

Question 2

osteon

Answer 2

consists of lamellae and living osteocytes that transport blood. they are aligned parallel to the long axis of the bone. Houses the central canal

Question 3

osteocytes

Answer 3

living bone cells; mature osteoblasts that have been trapped within the bone matrix they produced. found in the lacunae. Maintains the mineral concentration of the matrix via the secretion of enzymes

Question 4

lacunae

Answer 4

a small cavity within the bone matrix, houses osteocytes

Question 5

central canal

Answer 5

inside the osteon. houses nerves within the bone and blood vessels that supply blood to the spongy bone