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.
Answer: C
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