more anatomy

Question 1

what are canaliculi

Answer 1

small channels that radiate from the lacunae provide passageway through the matrix into the osteonic canal

Question 2

what does spongy bone consist of

Answer 2

plates/trabeculae and bars of bone adjacent to small, irregular cavities that contain red bone marrow

Question 3

what is the process of bone formation called

Answer 3

Osteogenesis/Ossification

Question 4

what is intramembranous ossification

Answer 4

the formation of bone in the absence of a cartilage template

Question 5

what is endochondral ossification

Answer 5

the formation of bone in the presence of a cartilage template