Small channels that radiate through the matrix of bone
a. epiphyseal plate
b. canaliculi
c. Sharpey's fibers
d. osteoblasts
e. osteons
f. epiphyseal line
g. lacunae
h. lamellae
i. osteocytes
j. osteoclasts
Answer: b
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