Choose the structures that most directly provide nutrients and remove wastes from osteocytes in compact bone.
A) nutrient foramens
B) perforating (Volkmann's) canals
C) canaliculi
D) central canals

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Canaliculi are small channels that radiate from the lacunae of each osteocyte and connect to other osteocytes and the central canal. They allow for nutrient exchange and waste removal between osteocytes and blood vessels in the central canal. Nutrient foramens and perforating canals contain blood vessels and nerves but do not directly interact with osteocytes. Central canals are also important for nutrient and waste exchange, but they are found in the center of osteons and do not directly connect to individual osteocytes.

Choose the Structures That Most Directly Provide Nutrients and Remove