chapter 7 compact, spongy, bone marrow

bone tissue - COMPACT BONE, SPONGY BONE, BONE MARROW ONLY

osteon

basic structural unit in compact bone

lacunaes

small pockets with osteocytes

lamellae

layers of matrix around central canal

central canal

blood vessels and nerves

canaliculi

tiny cell processes connecting osteocytes

spongy bone

found surrounding marrow cavity and ends of long bones

trabeculae

spongy plates of bone (filled with red bone marrow)

bone marrow

marrow cavities of long bones and small spaces of spongy bones

red marrow

myeloid tissue (like thick blood) - where blood is being produced

yellow marrow

adipose (fatty marrow)