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What is the primary difference between compact bone matrix and spongy bone matrix?
What is the primary difference between compact bone matrix and spongy bone matrix?
- Spongy bone matrix has vessels for nutrition, while compact bone matrix lacks vessels
- Compact bone matrix has vessels for nutrition, while spongy bone matrix lacks vessels
- Spongy bone matrix has no diffusion ability, while compact bone matrix is arranged as trabeculae
- Compact bone matrix has no diffusion ability, while spongy bone matrix is arranged as trabeculae (correct)
Which characteristic is true of immature bone but not of mature bone?
Which characteristic is true of immature bone but not of mature bone?
- Displays an organized lamellated appearance
- Collagen fiber arrangement is lamellar
- Cells are arranged with their long axes in the same direction as the lamellae
- Contains relatively more cells per unit area (correct)
What is another name for nonlamellar bone?
What is another name for nonlamellar bone?
- Osteonal bone
- Volkmann bone
- Bundle bone (correct)
- Haversian bone
Which type of bone tissue does not have an interlacing arrangement of collagen fibers?
Which type of bone tissue does not have an interlacing arrangement of collagen fibers?
In what way do the cells in immature bone differ from cells in mature bone?
In what way do the cells in immature bone differ from cells in mature bone?
What is the main structural difference between mature compact bone and mature spongy bone?
What is the main structural difference between mature compact bone and mature spongy bone?
What is the primary function of Haversian canals?
What is the primary function of Haversian canals?
Which type of collagen fiber arrangement characterizes nonlamellar bones?
Which type of collagen fiber arrangement characterizes nonlamellar bones?
What distinguishes the matrix staining behavior between immature and mature bones under hematoxylin and eosin stains?
What distinguishes the matrix staining behavior between immature and mature bones under hematoxylin and eosin stains?
What distinguishes the collagen fiber arrangement in immature and mature bones?
What distinguishes the collagen fiber arrangement in immature and mature bones?
