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Histology-Bone Tissue

Sallie Mae Inglês 8 flashcards

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1Canaliculus pl.canaliculipic
are small channels that allow extension of osteocytes to make contact with each other
2Central(osteonic) canalPIC
contains blood vessels and lymphatics
3Compact bonePIC
found on the surface of all bones and is the bone tissues in the shafts of long bone
4Lacuna (pl. lacunae)depressions in the matrix
5Lamella (pl. lamellae)PIC
are the concentric rings of matrix
6MatrixPIC
extracellular material in the tissue
7OsteocytePIC
are the bone cells sitting the depressions in the matrix(lacunae)
8OsteonPIC
the fundamental unit of compact bone