Microscopic anatomy of compact bone

Connective Tissue - Compact Bone

Light micrograph showing a short bone in cross section. The bone is surrounded by a narrow cortex consisting of compact bone tissue, covered by the periosteum.

Microscopic structure of bone

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Study A&P Chapter 6 Bones and Skeletal Tissues flashcards taken from chapter 6 of the book Human Anatomy & Physiology.

microscopic anatomy

Structure of compact bone

Used a light microscope to take this image of compact bone

Connective Tissue. The illustration shows the dense, adipose, areolar, compact bone, and blood tissues. Illustration by E Gregory

Compact bone

Human bone in close-up

Interior of a bone. The outer edges or "ring" is composed of compact bone or cortical, where as the inner area appears to be possibly spongy bone? The pale pink outer most area is called the periosteum, or the membrane that covers the bone.

Muscle under microscope in histology

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Bone tissue is one of the main components of the skeletal system (other components include bone marrow/marrow cavity, collagen fibers etc) Like other tissues in the body, bones are made up of specialized cells that serve different functions.