haversian canal
small canal in bone that conducts blood and other substances
Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology, 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby ...
Haversian canal The central opening of compact bone; contains nerves and blood vessels. PICTURE ...
The Haversian canals, seen in a transverse section of bone as round holes at or about the center of each Haversian system, may be demonstrated to be true canals if a longitudinal section be made (Fig. 74).
Haplotype Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium Harlequin chromosomes Haversian canal HDL (high-density lipoprotein) Hearing, ...
Compact bone has a series of Haversian canals around which concentric layers of bone cells (osteocytes) and minerals occur. New bone is formed by the osteocytes.
structure (osteon/Haversian system, Haversian canals, endosteum, periosteum, Sharpey's fibres, enthesis, lacunae, canaliculi, trabeculae, medullary cavity, bone marrow)
shapes (long, short, flat, irregular, sesamoid) ...
[Clopton Havers, British physician and anatomist, 1650-1702] The basic structural arrangement of compact bone consisting of: a Haversian canal which contains nerves and blood supply, ...
lamella One of the two plates forming a gill in a bivalve mollusc. One of the thin layers of bone laid concentrically around an osteon (Haversian canal). Any thin, platelike structure.
lamp shells Invertebrates that have ...
 See also: Bone, Blood, Cells, Nerves, Trans
  
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