Description and function of Osteon
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| Spicules of bony material found in spongy bone | Trabeeculae
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| Cylinders of clacified bone found in compact bone | Osteons
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| Another name for "Haversian System" | Osteon
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| Branches off teh central canals that run at right angles to the central canal | Perforating canals
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| Another name for "Volkmann's canals" | Perforating canals
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| Concentric layers of bone; means "thin plates" in Latin | Lamellae
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| Litte spaces or chambers that house the osteocytes | Lacunae
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| Slender extensions that connect one osteocyte to another osteosyte; they carry nutrients and waste materials between osteocytes | Canaliculi
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| Bone cells that build bone and are usually found in growing parts of the bone | Osteoblasts
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| Mature bone cells that maintain bone and help release calcium from bone | Osteocytes
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| Giant cells derived from monocytes that break down bone by reabsorbing the boney matrix | Osteoclasts
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| Located in the center of the osteon; contains blood vessels | Central canal/Haversian canal
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