Canaliculi Allow Nutrients to Diffuse to Mature Bone Cells Located

question 71

Multiple Choice

Canaliculi allow nutrients to diffuse to mature bone cells located within lacunae of the osteon. Which of the following are those mature bone cells?

• A) osteoblasts
• B) osteoclasts
• C) osteocytes
• D) osteogenic cells
• E) chondrocytes

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Definitions:

Number of Events

The total count of occurrences or actions within a specified context or timeframe.

Poisson Parameter

A parameter of the Poisson distribution that represents the average number of occurrences of an event in a fixed interval of time or space.

Mean Number

The arithmetic average of a set of values, calculated by dividing the sum of all values by the number of values.

Poisson Probability

The probability of a given number of events happening in a fixed interval of time or space when these events occur with a known constant mean rate and independently of the time since the last event.