Multiple Choice
Which of the following structures are found in an osteon?
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6. Bones & Skeletal Tissue
Microscopic Anatomy of Bones - The Osteon
Back6. Bones & Skeletal Tissue
Microscopic Anatomy of Bones - The Osteon
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Match the appropriate name with the structure in the figure.
4. Canaliculus
1views - Multiple ChoiceLacunae are located between concentric rings of compact bone tissue called what?
- Multiple ChoiceWhat is the basic structural unit of compact bone tissue?1views
- Multiple ChoiceWhich statement regarding osteons is false?
- Multiple ChoiceWhat structure is found in compact bone and houses osteocytes?1views
- Textbook Question
Match the appropriate name with the structure in the figure.
2. Lamella
1views - Multiple ChoiceWhich statement correctly describes an osteon in the microscopic anatomy of bones?
- Multiple Choice
Which statement about central canals and perforating canals is correct?
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The basic functional unit of compact bone is the Haversian system or:
(a) Osteocyte
(b) Osteoclast
(c) Osteon
(d) Osseous matrix
(e) Osseous lamellae
1views - Textbook Question
Match the appropriate name with the structure in the figure.
3. Lacuna
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Collagen fibers run in alternate directions between lamellae. What would the effect on bone be if all of the collagen fibers were oriented in the same direction?
1views - Multiple ChoiceWhat are the bone matrix rings that surround the central canal of each osteon called?
- Multiple Choice
What would be one possible result if bone developed without canaliculi?
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Choose the words that best complete the follow statement: The structural unit of compact bone is the ___________ which is comprised of concentric __________.
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