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The basic structural unit of compact bone is the:

AOssicle
BOmentum
COsteon
DOocyte
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Osteon
1. Compact bone is built from repeating units. 2. A cross section reveals them. 3. This cross-sectional view of compact bone shows the basic structural unit, the osteon. 4. So the answer is the osteon. _Source: OpenStax 'Anatomy and Physiology 2e', Ch 6 'Bone Tissue and the Skeletal System'_
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