Thin, roughly parallel surfaces

ex. cranial bones

Irregular bones formed between cranial bones

Relatively long and slender

ex. bones of the limbs

small, flat and somewhat shaped like a sesame seed

delevop in tendons of knee, hands and feet

small and boxy

bones of the wrist (carpals) and ankles (tarsals)

Mature bone cells that cannot divide

most numerous bone cell type

Remove and remodel bone matrix

gian cells with 50+ nuclei

Located where bones not heavily stressed or in many directions

Lamallae forms struts and plates (trabeculae)

Created by osteoblasts in peristeum cellular layer

strongly connect tendons, ligaments, and joint capsuels to bone through periosteum

Two layers: Fibrous outter layer and cellular inner layer

isolates bone from surrounding tissues

route for blood and nervous supply

actively participates in bone growth and repiar

Epiphyseal cartilage grows unsually slow

limbs are short and trunk is normal size