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Bone Tissue
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| name the fiber type found within bone tissue | collagenous |
| what else besides fibers and ground substance is found within the matrix of bone? | minerals (mineral salts) |
| what is one "target" called within bone tissue? | osteon |
| what are the rings of matrix within an osteon called? | lamellae |
| name the cell type found within bone tissue | osteocytes/osteoblasts |
| what is the name of the large, black hole in the center of an osteon called? | osteonic canal (central canal) |
| what is found within an osteonic canal? | blood vessels |
| what are the small canals called that connect the osteonic canal to all the osteocytes/blasts? | canaliculi |
| like cartilage, osteocytes/blasts lie within areas called ________ that contain no matrix | lacunae |