Meatus-A body opening or passage, such as the opening of the ear or the urethral canal.
*American Heritage Dictionary
A rounded opening through a bone is called a foramen. Foramen provides a passage for nerves, blood vessels, and other structures to pass through the bone.
A tunnel-like passage through a bone is called a canal or a meatus. This structure allows for the passage of nerves, blood vessels, or other structures through the bone.
The channel extending through an osteon is called a Haversian canal. It contains blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatics that supply the bone cells within the osteon with nutrients and oxygen while also allowing for waste removal.
Short bone: Carpal bones in the wrist Long bone: Femur in the leg Irregular bone: Sternum in the chest Flat bone: Cranium in the skull
The hip bone is called the pelvis and the collar bone is called the clavicle.
A rounded opening through a bone is called a foramen. Foramen provides a passage for nerves, blood vessels, and other structures to pass through the bone.
A tunnel-like passage through a bone is called a canal or a meatus. This structure allows for the passage of nerves, blood vessels, or other structures through the bone.
foramen
The channel extending through an osteon is called a Haversian canal. It contains blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatics that supply the bone cells within the osteon with nutrients and oxygen while also allowing for waste removal.
It is the long bone in your arm that runs from the thumb side of your wrist, up to your elbow, the inside bone. The outside bone is called the Ulna.
its a short bone
No. The patella is the small round bone located in the knee that creates the kneecap. The long bone the leg is called the femur.
Volkman's canal
Yes, a broken bone heals through a process called bone remodeling, which involves both cell division and the formation of new bone tissue. Initially, cells called osteoblasts form new bone, followed by the action of osteoclasts that break down excess bone to remodel and strengthen the healed area.
Short bone: Carpal bones in the wrist Long bone: Femur in the leg Irregular bone: Sternum in the chest Flat bone: Cranium in the skull
Technically no because compact bone is not a type of bone, it is part of a bone that contains blood vessels and canals in a part of the bone called the shaft. The ribs are actually a flat bone because they protect organs.
No short bone