AIMS OF THIS CHAPTER
Study the main features of the bone tissue
Study the cells of the bone tissue
Diagnose bone tissue in histological sections and distinguish its different cells
Analyse the types of bone tissue
Study the structure of lamellar bone
Understand the mechanisms of longitudinal growth of long bones
Understand intramembranous ossification
Understand endochondral ossification
This chapter consists of 41 pages.
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Characteristics of the bone tissue
Microscopic organization of the bone tissue
Bone tissue cells
Types of bone tissue: non-lamellar and lamellar bone
Arrangement of the lamellar bone
Haversian systems or Osteons
Features of the bone tissue in the diaphyses
Periosteum and endosteum
Epiphyseal disc and the longitudinal growth of the diaphyses
Types of Ossification or Bone Histogenesis
Intramembranous ossification
Endochondral ossification