Connective tissue (bone)

Question 1

Bone

Answer 1

1) . A mixture of calcium salts–primarily calcium phosphate with lesser amounts of calcium carbonate
2) . minerals are organized around collagen fibers, which results in a strong, somewhat flexible combination that is very resistant to shattering.

Question 2

Canaliculi in bone

Answer 2

1). form a branching network for the exchange of materials between blood vessels and the osteocytes.

Question 3

compact bone:

Answer 3

contains blood vessels trapped within the matrix

Question 4

Spongy bone:

Answer 4

no blood vessels trapped within the matrix

Question 5

periosteum

Answer 5

composed of a fibrous outer layer and a cellular inner layer