Lacunae spaces in which osteocytes or chondrocytes are found
(singular is lacuna; lacuna = basin lake space cavity) ...
lacunae Channels making up the lacunar system in Acanthocephala. Also, in developing wings of insects, canals that contain nerves, tracheae, and hemolymph.
(plural: lacunae) [L. lacuna - ditch, pit]. A small space. More specifically: 1) The cavity enveloping and occupied by chondrocytes and osteocytes; 2) The spaces which develop in the placenta and which will later fuse to form the intervillous lake.
Resorption lacunae (← links)
Flats (← links)
Domatia (← links)
Howships lacunae (← links)
Sinuate (← links)
Pick (← links)
Impressiones digitatae (← links)
Impressions for cerebral gyri (← links)
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Osteoclasts are large, multinucleated cells located on bone surfaces in what are called Howship's lacunae or resorption pits. These lacunae, or resorption pits, are left behind after the breakdown of bone and often present as scalloped surfaces.
Dense bone has osteocytes (bone cells) located in lacunae connected by canaliculi. Lacunae are commonly referred to as Haversian canals. Spongy bone occurs at the ends of bones and has bony bars and plates separated by irregular spaces.
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One of many structural units of vertebrate bone, consisting of concentric layers of mineralized bone matrix surrounding lacunae, which contain osteocytes, and a central canal, which contains blood vessels and nerves.
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the chondrocytes is referred to as the territorial matrix and stains darker than the interstitial matrix. Chondrocytes lie in a cavity called a lacuna. During slide preparations, chondrocytes often shrink and appear smaller than the lacunae ...
 See also: Cells, Bone, Tissue, Animal, Character
  
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