the hard material that makes up the shaft of long bones and the outside surfaces of other bones.
Compact bone is where marrow spaces are narrow or lacking and the bone substance is densely packed. Both varieties, spongy and compact, have the same types of cells and intercellular substance.
ery dense bone tissue that forms the outer shell of bones and composes a large part of the long bones of the arms, legs, and ribs. It is also called cortical bone or lamellar bone.
Dense bone that contains parallel osteons.
A layer of solid, hard bone that covers spongy bone. 689
One of two types of bone tissue, it is characterized by a dense matrix filled with mineral salts and collagen arranged in lamellae that surround a central osteonic (Haversian) canal. Also called dense bone.
The outer dense layer that forms the shaft of the long bones; made up of concentric layers of mineral deposits surrounding a central opening. PICTURE
a layer of bone that is hard, comprised of minerals, and arranged in rings. Blood vessels that help nourish bones are found in here.
Hard, dense bone, found in main shaft of long bones and outer layer of other bones.
