Which of the following terms correctly describes the alveolar bone proper?

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The alveolar bone proper makes up the lining of the tooth socket or alveolus.Although the alveolar bone proper is composed of compact bone,it may be called the cribriform plate because it contains numerous holes where Volkmann canals with their nerves and blood vessels pass from the alveolar process into the periodontal ligament.The lamina propria is the connective tissue component of the oral mucosa.A mucoperiosteum is a combined structure consisting of a mucous membrane,in the case of the oral cavity,the epithelium and lamina propria of the oral mucosa,with the periosteum of bone.The trabecular bone consists of cancellous bone or spongy bone that is located between the alveolar bone proper and the plates of cortical bone.

Which of the Following Terms Correctly Describes the Alveolar Bone