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SKELETEL SYSTEM BONE TISSUE

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Total cards: 12•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
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OSTEON

Back (Answer)

-also known as Haversian System -structural unit of compact bone -elongated cylinder

#2
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LAMELLA

Back (Answer)

-matrix tube -reason why compact bone is called LAMELLAR BONE -collagen fibres and bone salts -part of COMPACT BONE

#3
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HAVERSIAN CANAL

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-also known as centeral canal runs through osteon -have small blood vessels and nerve fibres -part of COMPACT BONE

#4
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PERFORATING CANALS

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-also known as VOLKMANN’S CANALS -connect blood and nerve supply from medullary cavity to centeral canals -NOT surrounded by concentric lamellae, but LINED WITH ENDOSTEUM -part of COMPACT BONE

#5
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LACUNAE

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-osteocytes found here -CANALICULI (canals) connect each lacunae -part of COMPACT BONE

#6
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INTERSTITIAL LAMELLAE

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-incomplete lamellae -part of COMPACT BONE

#7
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CIRCUMFERENTIAL LAMELLAE

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-extend around circumference of diaphysis -resist twisting of long bone -part of COMPACT BONE

#8
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WHEN DOES OSSIFICATION OCCUR?

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• initial formation of bones • growth of bone during development • remodelling of bone • bone repair

#9
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FACTORS AFFECTING BONE GROWTH

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• minerals • vitamins • hormones

#10
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MESENCHYMAL

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-stem cells found in bone marrow for connective and skeletal tissue developement

#11
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OSTEOID

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-organic portion of bone matrix that forms

#12
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HEMATOPOIETIC TISSUE

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-tissue where new blood cells are formed