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Figure 1. Types of Bones

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Figure 2. Microscopic structure of bone. A, Longitudinal section of a long bone

shows the location of the microscopic section illustrated in B. Note that the
compact bone forming the hard shell of the bone is constructed of cylindrical
units called osteons. Spongy bone is constructed of bony projections called
trabeculae.
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Figure 3. Compact bone. Photomicrograph shows Figure 4. Cartilage tissue. Photomicrograph shows
osteon system of organization. (The letter C shows chondrocytes scattered around the tissue matrix in
the central canal.) spaces called lacunae.
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Figure 5. Long bone. Frontal section of the right humerus

(long bone of the arm) showing the typical structures of a
long bone.
Figure 6. Flat bone. The diploe is a spongy bone layer
sandwiched between two compact bone layers.

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