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Parts Of An Osteon Questions and Answers Graded A+ What is the central canal in an osteon responsible for? It contains blood vessels and nerves that supply the bone. What are lacunae in an osteon? Small spaces within the bone that house osteocytes (bone cells). What role do osteocyt...

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What is the central canal in an osteon responsible for?


✔✔It contains blood vessels and nerves that supply the bone.




What are lacunae in an osteon?


✔✔Small spaces within the bone that house osteocytes (bone cells).




What role do osteocytes play in an osteon?


✔✔Osteocytes maintain bone tissue by exchanging nutrients and waste products through

canaliculi.




What are canaliculi in an osteon?


✔✔Tiny channels that connect lacunae, allowing osteocytes to communicate and exchange

nutrients.




What is the lamellae in an osteon?




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, ✔✔Concentric rings of calcified matrix that surround the central canal and provide strength to

the bone.




How does the periosteum relate to the osteon structure?


✔✔The periosteum covers the outer surface of the bone and provides a place for blood vessels to

nourish the osteons.




What is the role of Volkmann's canals in an osteon?


✔✔They are transverse channels that connect the central canals, allowing blood vessels and

nerves to travel between osteons.




What is the function of the Haversian system in bone?


✔✔The Haversian system, also known as the osteon, is the structural unit of compact bone,

responsible for nutrient and waste exchange.




How does the structure of the osteon contribute to bone strength?


✔✔The concentric layers of lamellae within each osteon provide bone with resistance to

compressive forces.




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