BONE
COMPACT BONE
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Question
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Osteocytes are stationary cells that sit in depressions in the lamellae. These depressions are called ____
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Lacunae
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Central canals
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Harvesian Canals
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Osteons
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Spongy (Cancellous) Bone. Like compact bone, spongy bone, also known as cancellous bone, contains osteocytes housed in lacunae, but they are not arranged in concentric circles. Instead, the lacunae and osteocytes are found in a lattice-like network of matrix spikes called trabeculae (singular = trabecula) (Figure 7).
Detailed explanation-2: -In compact bone, the mature bone cells, osteocytes (os’te-o-sitz"), are found within the bone matrix in tiny cavities called lacunae (lah-ku’ne). The lacunae are arranged in concentric circles called lamellae (lah-mel’e) around central canals (also called Haversian canals).
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