The bone cells within lacunae receive nourishment from blood vessels through passageways called:
a. Haversian canals
b. perforating canals
c. lamellae
d. medullary cavities
e. canaliculi
Answer: e
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Skeletal system
- Differentiate among the three types of joints based on structural and functional classification. Provide examples of each type of joint.
- Explain the 5 functions of the skeletal system.
- List and discuss the structures of a long bone.
- List and explain the steps in the repair process of a simple fracture.
- Differentiate the roles of osteoclasts, osteoblasts, and osteocytes in bone.
- Cells that can build bony matrix
- Area where bone growth takes place
- Wrist joint
- Articulations permitting only slight degrees of movement are _____, whereas articulations permitting no movement are called _____.
- Fracture in which broken bone ends are forced into each other
- Type of fracture in which bone is crushed
- Layers of calcification that are found in bone
- Small channels that radiate through the matrix of bone
- Which of these are bone-forming cells:
- The canal that runs through the core of each osteon contains:
- The small cavities in bone tissue where osteocytes are found are called:
- A compound fracture can be described as when:
- In adults, the function of the yellow marrow is to: