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The osteon, or Haversian system, is the fundamental functional unit of much compact bone. Each consists of concentric layers of Osteocytes, called Lamellae, surrounding a central Haversian Canal containing nerve and blood supplies.
Osteoblasts are "parent cells" which form the lamellae sequentially, from the "outside" in toward the Haversian canal. Some of them develop into osteocytes, each contained in a space called a lacuna.
Osteocytes contact the cytoplasmic processes of other osteocytes by a network of small canals known as canaliculi which is known to transport nutrients to, and waste away from the osteon.
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What connective tissue has solid matrix and lamella surronding central canals?
Bone tissue
What is the basic unit of bone tissue?
Bone tissue is classified into compact bone and spongy bone. The compact bone basic unit is the osteon, or Haversian System. There are no osteons in spongy bone, but it is composed of lamellae, osteocytes, lacunae and canaliculi.
What does osteon compact bone tissue are aligned along?
osteons are aligned along lines of stress..
What is osteon?
Osteon the functional unit of compact bone. An osteon is made up of the Haversian canal, osteocyte, and canliculi. Each osteon is made up of concentric layers.
What is the functional unit of bone?
The osteon is the structural unit of compact bone. Haversian system is a microscopic, structural unit of compact bone also called the osteon. The osteons are arranged in multiple layers or rings called concentric lamella.
What is difference between an osteon and osteocyte?
An osteon is the functional unit of cortical bone. Osteons contain osteocytes, which are cells that produce bone matrix.
Is osteon a structural unit of a compact bone?
Yes
What are the matrix rings of compact bone that surround the central canal of each osteon?
Lamellae is rings of matrix in compact bone
What is the medical term meaning structure within the bone?
Periostitis - inflammation of the periosteum, or tissue surrounding the bone.Periostitis, or inflammation of the periostium.Periosteitis is inflammation of the periosteum the membranous cover surrounding a bone.
What is the medical term meaning pertaining to the bone?
OsseousOsteo-The prefix ost-.
Is osteon a cervical vertebra?
No, an osteon is the unit of compact bone containing what is known as Haversian canals (series of tubes surrounding and containing the blood vessels and nerve cells that satisfy compact bone)
What is the hard tissue that contains calcium?
Bone tissue appears almost exactly like the cross section of a tree. Each individual tree represents the functional unit of bone connective tissue, or an osteon. The center circle is called the Haversian, or central, canal. The blood and nerve supply of bone (remember, it's a living tissue; therefore, oxygen is delivered to bone via red blood cells and carbon dioxide is taken away) runs through the Haversian canal.
