Which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 38

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A) Osseous tissue gets its "hardness" and ability to withstand compressive forces from the crystallized inorganic mineral salts located in the matrix.
• B) Spongy bone does not have osteons, nor does it have lamellae, lacunae, or an osteocyte population.
• C) Collagen fibers provide the ability to withstand tensile forces and are found in the osseous matrix, giving bone its flexibility.
• D) The periosteum is a tough sheet of dense irregular connective tissue that surrounds the bone's surface wherever it is not covered with articular cartilage.
• E) Compact bone is characterized by osteons, structures that consist of a central canal, concentric lamellae, lacunae, osteocytes and canaliculi.

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