Osteocytes Are Embedded in a Dense Matrix of Hydroxyapatite

question 49

Multiple Choice

Osteocytes are embedded in a dense matrix of hydroxyapatite.Which of the following describes how osteocytes receive nutrients?

• A)by osmosis from neighboring osteocytes.
• B)by diffusion from neighboring osteoblasts cells traveling through lamellae.
• C)by diffusion from nutrients released from vessels in the central canal that travel through canaliculi.
• D)by diffusion from nutrients released from vessels in the central canal that travel through perforating canals.
• E)by diffusion directly from nutrients stored in the periosteum.