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what structures allow osteocytes to access nutrients and oxygen?
a trabeculae
b lamella
c canaliculi
d articular cartilage
Osteocytes are mature bone cells. Canaliculi are tiny channels that connect osteocytes to each other and to blood - vessels, enabling them to access nutrients and oxygen. Trabeculae are the small, rod - like structures in spongy bone and are not directly related to osteocyte nutrient/oxygen access. Lamellae are layers of bone matrix. Articular cartilage covers the ends of bones in joints and is not involved in osteocyte nutrition.
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C. Canaliculi