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Haversian System(Osteons)
Osteons
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
02/28/2012

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Term
Haversian Canal
Definition
runs longitudinally through compact bone, contains blood vessels
Term
Volkmans Canals
Definition
Transverse canals that carry larger blood vessels to haversian canals
Term
Lacunae
Definition
Spaces between the concentric lamellae which contain osteocytes.
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Canaliculi
Definition
Tiny canals between lucanae and connecting them to all to the blood vessels in the haversian canal
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Lamallae
Definition
Circular plates of mineralized extracellular matrix of increasing diameter surrounding blood vessels and nerves in the central canal
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