Homework SourseCompare and contrast woven and secondary cortical bone Menti
Compare and contrast woven and secondary cortical bone. Mention 4 similarities and 4 differences.
Solution
Similarities:
1. Both the bones can be identified at a microscopic level.
2. Both woven and secondary cortical bone can occupy large volumes as large as several cubic millimeters.
3. In both, the bones osteocytes reside in ellipsoidal cavities called lacunae.
4. Perilacunar collagen in both the bones shows random orientation.
Differences:
| 1. Both the bones can be identified at a microscopic level. 2. Both woven and secondary cortical bone can occupy large volumes as large as several cubic millimeters. 3. In both, the bones osteocytes reside in ellipsoidal cavities called lacunae. 4. Perilacunar collagen in both the bones shows random orientation. |
