the dense bone on the outside surfaces of a skeletal element is called cortical bone.
what is the dense bone on the outside surfaces of a skeletal element called?
cortical bone
haversian canals (sometimes canals of havers, named after british physician clopton havers) are a series of microscopic tubes in the outermost region of bone called cortical bone that allow blood vessels and nerves to travel through them. each haversian canal generally contains one or two capillaries and nerve fibres. the channels are formed by concentric layers called lamellae. the haversian canals surround blood vessels and nerve cells throughout bones and communicate with bone cells (contained in spaces within the dense bone matrix called lacunae) through connections called canaliculi. this unique arrangement is conducive to mineral salt deposits and storage which gives bone tissue its strength.
haversian canal
amidst the growing contention surrounding the validity of the odk hypothesis, a young southern rhodesian (now zimbabwe) researcher, dr. charles kimberlin brain ("bob" brain) became fascinated with dart's work describing prehistory's "predatory ape-men", and conducted research upon the bone breakage and skeletal element representation patterns expounded in dart's writings (see above). brain (1967) examined the remains of goat bones within hottentot villages in namibia, finding that the skeletal element representation patterns, which formed the crux of dart's support for the odk culture, were more simply explained by the durability and resistance of certain bone elements to soil-chemical weathering and the consumption habits of carnivores. this stimulated brain's interest in how such patterns within cave systems might be affected by the weight, density, cortical thickness and size of bones in relation to weathering and erosion processes.
osteodontokeratic culture