Which of the Following Pathways Correctly Follows the Flow of Nutrients

Which of the following pathways correctly follows the flow of nutrients needed by the osteocytes in compact bone?

A) Osteocytes $\rightarrow$ lacuna $\rightarrow$ blood vessels in central canals $\rightarrow$ diffusion through the canaliculi $\rightarrow$ blood vessels in periosteum & endosteum $\rightarrow$ general circulation
B) Osteocytes $\rightarrow$ lacuna $\rightarrow$ diffusion through the canaliculi $\rightarrow$ blood vessels in central canals $\rightarrow$ blood vessels in periosteum & endosteum $\rightarrow$ general circulation
C) Blood vessels in central canals $\rightarrow$ blood vessels in periosteum & endosteum $\rightarrow$ diffusion through the canaliculi $\rightarrow$ lucane $\rightarrow$ osteocyte
D) Blood vessels in periosteum & endosteum $\rightarrow$ blood vessels in central canals $\rightarrow$ diffusion through the canaliculi $\rightarrow$ lacuna $\rightarrow$ osteocyte
E) Blood vessels in periosteum $\rightarrow$ direct diffusion through the hard, ossified matrix $\rightarrow$ osteocyte

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