Question

question
as osteoclasts absorb and remove bone matrix, they leave shallow depressions called a(n) ____________.
answer
lamella
osteoclastic crypt
meatus
ruffled border
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Explanation:

Osteoclasts are bone - resorbing cells. When they break down the bone matrix, the shallow depressions left behind are called osteoclastic crypts. Lamella refers to the thin layers in bone. Meatus is a passage or opening. Ruffled border is a characteristic feature of the osteoclast cell membrane involved in bone resorption, not the depression.

Answer:

B. osteoclastic crypt