Osteocytes, canaliculi and haversian canals in bone, LM

  • Kevin Mackenzie, University of Aberdeen
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Osteocytes, canaliculi and haversian canals in bone, LM. Kevin Mackenzie, University of Aberdeen. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Light micrograph of bone cells (osteocytes; long black cells), their canaliculi (a network of extensions protruding out of the cell) and haversian canals (microscopic channels found in bone through which blood vessels run) in bone. Width of image is 440 micrometres.

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