anatomy "cancellous and compact bone histology"

what does cancellous mean?

spongy

what are the little beams of bone that form the latticework in spongy bone?

trabeculae

what does the space in between spongy bone contain?

bone marrow and blood vessels

which of the three cell types is inside of the bone?

osteocytes

where do you find osteoblasts on cancellous bone?

on the edge

compact bone tissue is arranged in tightly-packed cylinders called?

osteons

what is the hollow tube in the middle of an osteon called?

central canal

what runs through the central canal?

blood vessels

what are tubes of bone tissue in an osteon called?

concentric lamellae

in an osteon, there are layers of tissue that don’t form complete cylinders. what are they called?

interstitial lamellae

what do you call the microscopic legs on an osteocyte?

processes

what’s the purpose of the processes?

they allow osteocytes to communicate with one another

processes run through channels in the bone called?

canaliculi