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Canals in the bone in which blood vessels pass. Blood vessels from outside the bone penetrate the compact bone to the spongy bone through the PERFORATING CANALS.

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How are perforating canals and central canals related?

Perforating canals connect osteons (structural units of compact bone) to each other and to the periosteum, allowing for blood vessels and nerves to pass through. Central canals run through the center of osteons and contain blood vessels and nerves that supply the bone tissue. Thus, both perforating canals and central canals play key roles in providing blood supply and innervation to bone tissue.


What route is taken by nutrients through a bone starting with periosteum and ending with an osteocyte in a lacuna?

The circulatory system brings blood containing nutrients and oxygen to the periosteum, which covers the bone. The periosteum is a thin membrane that contains nerves and blood vessels. Its main function is to provide nourishment to the bone. From the periosteum, nutrients and oxybgen go through the perforating canals to the central canal, and then to the canaliculi. The osteocyte nearest the central canal passes nutrients to the next osteocyte with arm-like extensions that extend into the canaliculi to the next osteocyte. At the terminal end of each extension, gap junctions connect the cytoplasm of each osteocyte so that nutrients/wastes can be passed between cells to/from the central canal.


What is the Horizontal canal in an osteon?

The horizontal canal in an osteon is a small channel that connects adjacent osteocytes within the bone. It allows for the exchange of nutrients and waste products between the osteocytes and the blood vessels that supply the bone. This network of canals helps to maintain the health and function of bone tissue.


Bone cells are arranged in concentric circles around longitudinal tubes called?

osteonic canals


Compact bone has perforating and central canals why isn't a canal system necessary in spongy bones?

Spongy bone is less dense and more porous than compact bone, allowing for nutrient exchange through diffusion. The trabeculae in spongy bone are arranged to support stress, eliminating the need for a canal system like in compact bone, which is more solid and requires specialized channels for nutrient delivery and waste removal.

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How are perforating canals and central canals related?

Perforating canals connect osteons (structural units of compact bone) to each other and to the periosteum, allowing for blood vessels and nerves to pass through. Central canals run through the center of osteons and contain blood vessels and nerves that supply the bone tissue. Thus, both perforating canals and central canals play key roles in providing blood supply and innervation to bone tissue.


Blood is distributed from the surface of a bone to deeper central canals through channels known as?

Other passageways, known as perforating canals or Volkmann's canals, extend perpendicular to the surface. Blood vessels in these canals supple blood to osteons deeper in the bone and to tissues of the medullary cavity.


Which structures allow communication between blood vessels and nerves in the periosteum and endosteum?

Perforating (Volkmann's ) canals.


What canal is the horizontal canal in the osteon?

The perforating (Volkmann) canals, that run horizontally in compact bone and connect to the central canal.


What are central canal connected by in compact bones?

In compact bone, central canals are connected by tiny channels called perforating canals (or Volkmann's canals). These canals allow blood vessels and nerves to travel between the central canals, facilitating communication and nutrient exchange throughout the bone. This network is essential for maintaining the health and function of the bone tissue.


What is the function of the perforating canal?

The perforating canal, also known as Volkmann's canal, serves to connect the central canals of osteons in bone tissue. It allows for the passage of blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatics between the periosteum and the central canals, facilitating nutrient delivery and waste removal. This connectivity plays a crucial role in maintaining bone health and supporting metabolic functions within the bone structure.


What route is taken by nutrients through a bone starting with periosteum and ending with an osteocyte in a lacuna?

The circulatory system brings blood containing nutrients and oxygen to the periosteum, which covers the bone. The periosteum is a thin membrane that contains nerves and blood vessels. Its main function is to provide nourishment to the bone. From the periosteum, nutrients and oxybgen go through the perforating canals to the central canal, and then to the canaliculi. The osteocyte nearest the central canal passes nutrients to the next osteocyte with arm-like extensions that extend into the canaliculi to the next osteocyte. At the terminal end of each extension, gap junctions connect the cytoplasm of each osteocyte so that nutrients/wastes can be passed between cells to/from the central canal.


The periosteum a connective tissue covering on the diaphysis is represented by?

perforating (Sharpey's) fibers


What are volkmann's canals?

Volkmann's canals, also known as perforating canals, are small channels in bone that facilitate the passage of blood vessels and nerves. They run perpendicular to the long axis of the bone and connect the vascular and nerve supply of the periosteum (the outer bone layer) with that of the Haversian canals found within the bone's osteon structure. These canals play a critical role in bone health by ensuring proper nutrient delivery and waste removal.


What is the Horizontal canal in an osteon?

The horizontal canal in an osteon is a small channel that connects adjacent osteocytes within the bone. It allows for the exchange of nutrients and waste products between the osteocytes and the blood vessels that supply the bone. This network of canals helps to maintain the health and function of bone tissue.


How does a perforating gastric ulcer damage the pancreas?

I believe the perforating gastric ulcer releases the acid, inside the stomach, which can then damages the pancreas, due to how close the pancreas and stomach are.


What is another name for perforating fibers?

Sharpey's fibers