CH 6. type of bone tissue & histology
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Compact bone
Solid: dense: provides strength
External surface or long & flat bone
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Spongy bone
Narrow plates called trabeculae.
Internal surface of bone
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Osteon
Cylindrical unit of bone tissue.
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Central canal
Carries vessels and nerves
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Concentric lamellae
Rings around central canal
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Osteocytes
Housed in lacunae between lamellae
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Canaliculi
Hair looking strands. Allow osteocytes to connect and communicate
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Interstitial lamellae
Leftover parts of osteons that have been resorbed
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