Types of Bone Tissue
or
There are two types of bone tissue: compact and cancellous
have many
haversian systems that are cylinder-shaped units that run
lengthwise through the bone. They make up about 80% of
the bones in your body.
makes up the other 20 percent of the
human skeleton; this type of bone does not have any
osteons. Instead, there are minute branches
called
that crisscross one another.
• Cancellous bone is found in the
(the
rounded ends of a long bone).
• When a bone is broken, blood will pool around the site of
the injury. This is called a
In the next
stage of healing, a
is formed. It is made up
of osteoblasts, cartilage, phosphorus and calcium. As
ossification occurs at the site of the injury, a
is formed. The original bone shape is restored in the process
of
Remodeling
Compact
Epiphyses
Soft Callus
Hematoma
Cancellous
Osteons
Hard Callus
Trabeculae
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