COMPACT BONE HISTOLOGY
| GROUND BONE
Look at slide 22, ground bone. This shows the architecture of compact bone which is designed to nourish and regulate osteocytes and bone matrix. It can be remodeled all throughout life to withstand stress. The photos are from your slide 22. Identify the circular vessels in the middle of bone running circumferentially around the vessels. These are Haversian canals. They run along the length of the long bone and provide major vessel supply to the osteocytes. Vessels that connect with those in the Haversian canals run perpendicularly or obliquely to the course of the Haversian canals. These are in Volkmann's canals. Find an example of each on these photos.
COMPACT BONE: RIB Slide 21 shows areas of both compact and spongy bone. Look at the compact bone at the edges. It can be identified by the presence of Haversian systems. The following photo is from slide 21. The Haversian systems are not as well delineated, but the circular pattern can be visualized. Find osteocytes, Haversian canals, Volkman's canals, and periosteum.
The above photo shows a Haversian canal lined by several layers of osteocytes in their lacunae. The entire unit is called an osteon. |
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