Match each microscopic bone structure with its corresponding description.
-Contains blood vessels in living bone

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The central canal, also known as the Haversian canal, contains blood vessels and nerves that supply the bone cells with nutrients and oxygen.

Answer: C
 Canaliculi are tiny channels that connect the lacunae and allow nutrients and waste products to be exchanged between bone cells and the central canal.

Answer: D
 Trabeculae are irregularly arranged bone plates that make up spongy bone and provide support and flexibility to the bone.

Answer: E
 Lamellae are concentric rings of bone matrix that surround the central canal and contain collagen fibers and mineral salts.

Answers A, F are not correct because Lacunae are small spaces between the lamellae where bone cells called osteocytes are located, and the transverse canal is a perpendicular channel that connects the central canals in compact bone.

Match Each Microscopic Bone Structure with Its Corresponding Description