MICROANATOMY

MUSCLE NERVE CARTILAGE BONE

CARTILAGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following are found in the compact bone and cancellous bone?
A
trabeculae
B
Haversian canals
C
osteons
D
lacunae
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Lacunae-small spaces between the lamellae in the trabeculae that house osteocytes (bone cells). So, the answer is: Compact bone contains a, b, c, and d (Haversian systems, Haversian canals, lamellae, and lacunae). Cancellous bone contains c and d (lamellae and lacunae).

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Mature bones are made up of three types of tissue: compact tissue (the hard outer portion of most bones); cancellous tissue (spongy tissue inside the bones that contains bone marrow, which makes blood cells); and subchondral tissue (smooth bone tissue of the joints).

Detailed explanation-4: -compact bone, also called cortical bone, dense bone in which the bony matrix is solidly filled with organic ground substance and inorganic salts, leaving only tiny spaces (lacunae) that contain the osteocytes, or bone cells.

Detailed explanation-5: -Whereas compact bone tissue forms the outer layer of all bones, spongy bone or cancellous bone forms the inner layer of all bones. Spongy bone tissue does not contain osteons that constitute compact bone tissue. Instead, it consists of trabeculae, which are lamellae that are arranged as rods or plates.

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