Review - Anatomy Ch 6.1-2 - functions-shape-microanatomy

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What is the function of canaliculi in bone tissue?

Back

Connect lacunae to blood vessels.

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What is the main component of bone tissue?

Back

Calcium salts.

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What is the periosteum?

Back

A dense layer of vascular connective tissue enveloping the bones except at the surfaces of the joints.

Front

What are the components of the skeletal system?

Back

Bones of the skeleton.

Front

What is the perforating canal?

Back

A canal that connects blood vessels and nerves from the periosteum to the central canal.

Front

What is the function of osteocytes?

Back

Maintain bone tissue and communicate with other bone cells.

Front

What is the role of collagen fibers in bone?

Back

Provide tensile strength and flexibility to the bone.

Front

What is the endosteum?

Back

A thin membrane lining the medullary cavity of bones.

Front

What is the central canal?

Back

A channel in the center of an osteon that contains blood vessels and nerves.

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What is the function of osteoblasts?

Back

Cells that build new bone tissue.